Reasons US Removed Nigeria From Religious Freedom Violators’ list- Adesina
The presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, has said that Nigeria was removed from the list of countries blacklisted for “engaging in violation of religious freedom” by the US because it discovered it acted on incorrect positions. THE CABLE reports.
Recall that in 2019, former US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo declared that Nigeria has been placed on its Special Watch List (SWL) for governments that have engaged in or tolerated severe violations of religious freedom.
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While being interviewed by Channels Television programme, Adesina said the US had to remove Nigeria from the watchlist because it realised that the initial placement was not based on facts.
“The secretary said putting Nigeria on the watchlist was not based on facts, and you know that Nigerians themselves going to America to feed them with incorrect positions about what is happening in Nigeria. And that was why Nigeria was put on that watchlist”.
“But when America discovered that it was not based on facts, Nigeria was removed. It is a very good development for us.”
In reaction to the Nigeria-US relationship after Blinken’s visit, Adesina said both nations are in “good and smooth stead”.
“We are giving relationship, and this is everything. This means that you don’t quantify everything in terms of dollars and naira”.
“The fact that we are in good stead with America matters. The relationship is not headmaster-pupil relationship. But if it’s a smooth run, both sides are happy with that.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to Canada“No sovereign nation should allow a headmaster-pupil relationship. America is a much bigger power economically, militarily, and in every other form, but Nigeria would not subject itself to America as a vassal state.
“We will relate and our citizens who are many in America would comply by the laws of their host.”
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