We Don’t Need Your Help – Bashir Tells Israeli PM After Move To Protect Christians

Former presidential spokesman, Bashir Ahmad has claimed that Nigeria doesn’t need the help of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who recently announced moves to protect Christians in the country.

Recall that the Israeli PM, in a public speech on Wednesday, announced that Israel will open what he described as a “new front” focused on protecting Christian communities in parts of Africa and the Middle East, including Nigeria.

Reacting, Bashir in a statement on his official X handle said Nigeria does not need help from “individuals facing ongoing genocide trials before an international court.”

He wrote, “So, should we applaud this simply to avoid being labeled terrorist sympathizers? Whatever names we may be called, we will still speak up when our country is being disrespected.

“If this is not disrespect, how else do we describe a person wanted by the ICC for genocidal atrocities in Palestine inserting himself uninvited into our internal affairs and to what end?

“To compound the insult, he did not even deem it necessary to engage Nigeria through our own President, but instead mentioned Trump, as though Nigeria were the 51st state of the United States.

“Indeed, Nigeria needs all legitimate support it can get to address its internal security challenges, but certainly not from individuals facing ongoing genocide trials before an international court.

Also Read: Fagbenro-Bibire Congratulates Oba Ladoja, Commends Makinde For Reviving Council After 15 Years

“Our sovereignty, dignity and moral standing must never be compromised in the name of expediency.”