New Revelation: Previous US Administration Facilitated Christian Genocide in Nigeria

by Raymond Ibrahim • December 23, 2018 at 5:00 am

"On March 23, 2015, President Obama himself took the unusual step of releasing a video message directly to Nigerians all but telling them how to vote. In that video, Obama urged Nigerians to open the 'next chapter' by their votes." — Goodluck Jonathan, former president of Nigeria, in his new book, My Transition Hours.
"Christianity is on the brink of extinction in Nigeria." — Bosun Emmanuel, the secretary of the National Christian Elders Forum, June 23, 2018.
"Hundreds of indigenous Numan Christians in Adamawa state were attacked and killed by jihadist Fulani herdsmen. When they tried to defend themselves the Buhari govt. sent in the Airforce to bomb hundreds of them and protect the Fulani aggressors." — Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigerian lawyer, author and former Minister of Aviation, Daily Post, December 6, 2017.
In March 2014, after the United States Institute for Peace invited the governors of Nigeria's northern states for a conference in the U.S., the State Department blocked the visa of the region's only Christian governor, Jonah David Jang, an ordained minister.

Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria's former president, has accused the Obama administration of meddling with his nation's politics in order to replace him with its current president, Muhammadu Buhari. Pictured: Goodluck Jonathan in 2012. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

In a bombshell revelation, Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria's former president (2010-2015), has accused the Obama administration of meddling with his nation's politics in order to replace him with its current president, Muhammadu Buhari -- whom many blame for facilitating the persecution of Christians. In his new book, My Transition Hours, Jonathan writes:

"On March 23, 2015, President Obama himself took the unusual step of releasing a video message directly to Nigerians all but telling them how to vote... In that video, Obama urged Nigerians to open the 'next chapter' by their votes. Those who understood subliminal language deciphered that he was prodding the electorate to vote for the [Muslim-led] opposition to form a new government."

A 2011 ABC News report provides context:

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Why Trump Can't Be Airbrushed Out of the Picture

by Amir Taheri • December 23, 2018 at 4:00 am

President Donald Trump has put a number of burning issues back on the agenda. These include the widening income gap in the United States, the unintended and unexpected consequences of outsourcing, and the disequilibrium created by signing trade agreements with countries with different labor laws and environmental, health and safety standards.
In foreign policy, Trump has managed to pass on an important message: don't take American heavy lifting for granted! More importantly, Trump has persuaded millions of Americans excluded or self-excluded from the political arena to end their isolation and demand a meaningful place in collective decision-making.
Thus, for the time being at least, air-brushing Trump out of the picture is a forlorn task.

(Image source: Ryan Johnson/City of North Charleston/Wikimedia Commons)

As the American political elite head for Christmas holidays, the buzz in Washington circles is that 2019 will start with fresh attempts at curtailing the Trump presidency or, failing that, preventing Donald Trump's re-election in 2020. Amateurs of the conspiracy theory may suggest that the whole thing may be a trap set by the Trump camp to keep the president's opponents chained to a strategy doomed to failure.

By devoting almost all of their energies to attacking Trump personally and praying that the Mueller probe may open the way for impeachment, the president's opponents, starting with the Democrat Party leadership, have shut down debate about key issues of economic, social and foreign policy -- issues that matter to the broader public. Reducing all politics to a simple "Get Trump!' slogan makes them a one-trick pony that may amuse people for a while but is unlikely to go very far.

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