This whole “Christian genocide” conversation is not really about tweeting harder or trying to out-lobby a coordinated campaign. That is where this Tinubu administration miscalculated. Once a certain type of international outlet decides to fix its lens on you, you cannot out-propaganda it. Trying to out lobby it may seem smart on paper, but it’s infantile at best. You cannot shout facts into a hurricane and expect the storm to apologize.
And for Muslims in Nigeria who think they can simply opt out of the narrative, this machine is not built for spectators. When a story about Nigeria’s bloodshed travels abroad, it rarely pauses to sort victims neatly by denomination. It becomes a single headline. A single verdict.
The smarter strategy is not to waste energy trying to “disprove” every claim in a combative way. That only feeds the cycle. Instead, shift the frame. Use contrast. Show complexity. Band together and start doing the exact same thing the Christians in Nigeria are doing. Shout from the mountain tops as well. Acknowledge pain across communities. Make it clear that what Nigeria is battling is a crisis of insecurity that has touched Christians, Muslims, and traditional communities alike.
One thing is undeniable, ordinary Christians and Muslims in Nigeria want the killings to stop. That desire is shared. That grief is shared. So sitting on the sidelines because the advocacy is coming from “white Christians” or foreign groups is shortsighted. If the pressure being applied internationally can help move the needle toward actual security solutions, then engage it strategically. Shape it. Contribute facts to it. But do not dismiss it outright.
The goal should not be winning a PR war. The goal should be stopping the bloodshed. And that requires coalition, not competition over who owns the narrative.
-BF-
@elrufai Nasir, you are not as relevant as you think in National politics,you do not have the political capital, clout neither do you have the critical mass of followers to make such decisions whether you deny it or not, you've always been a tag along to OBJ, Buhari, Tinubu or now Atiku.
Away from our people returning to base across the country, let’s look into the plans to walk-the-talk by President Tinubu’s administration on how to attain the ambitious target of producing 4million barrels of oil per day by 2030.
- Partnerships with the security forces.
- Making Nigeria an attractive destination for investments.
- Elimination of middlemen to reduce cost among others.
Brilliant submissions highlighted by @OluVerheijen, SA Energy to the President.
@enyola@bimbolaroyale God bless you for these solid rebuttals..
You took everything out of my pen...
I just didn't have the time for engagement.
Thank you.