Niger leader inciting Northern Nigeria against Tinubu, says Presidency

The Presidency said claims by the military leader of Niger Republic, Abdourahamane Tchiani that Nigeria is colluding with France to destabilise his county are designed to create bad blood between Northern Nigeria and President Bola Tinubu.

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, said this in a video posted on his X page on Friday.

Bwala said the claims are baseless propaganda, designed to create chaos and incite bad blood in northern Nigeria against Tinubu.

Speaking in Abuja on Friday, Bwala says Tchiani’s choice of Hausa language of the north to convey his propaganda message laid credence to the fact that he is bent on wagging war of words against the present administration

“Yesterday I came across a video, a despicable propaganda piece by the military head of state of the Niger Republic against the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and this is what you often see with military interregnum,” he said.

“The honeymoon is over; he has not been able to address economic situations in his country; everything is turning against him, and in the desperate gasp for breath, he decided to resort to cheap false lies and propaganda against Nigeria.

“The choice of words used by the military leader is quite insulting for what his intentions are; probably in cohort with politicians in Nigerians; you never know. “But the whole idea is to create chaos and bad blood in Northern Nigeria against the President.”

Tchiani, who spoke in Hausa, alleged that France is negotiating with terrorists in Nigeria to destabilise his country.

According to him, France substantially paid Tinubu to establish a military base in Nigeria.
Bwala explained that Nigeria’s longstanding leadership role in West Africa and its commitment to fostering bilateral relations with neighbouring countries remains the same.