Former minister of aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has warned that Nigerians will resist any attempt by the United States to invade the country following a statement by President Donald Trump directing the U.S. Department of War to prepare for possible military action against Nigeria.
In a post on X on Sunday, Fani-Kayode described Trump as a tyrant and accused him of threatening Nigeria with violence and invasion.
“Imagine a deranged & sociopathic meglomaniac & tyrant, a recalcitrant and unrepentant schoolyard and dockside bully and a cheap and shameless godless scumbag like @realDonaldTrump threatening our country with violence, military action and invasion.
He said a friend had shared concerns with him over Trump’s comments, stressing that Nigeria should not tolerate being treated as subordinates by Western powers. Responding to his friend, Fani-Kayode said Nigerians would not flee the country if the U.S. carried out its threat, adding that they would stand their ground and fight.
He criticised Nigerians for what he called cowardice and complacency in the face of foreign intimidation, saying the situation would reveal the importance of strong and courageous leadership.
The former minister also accused Trump of associating with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he likened to a modern-day Hitler, and of ignoring atrocities in Sudan while attempting to label Nigeria with a genocide tag.Advertise on Website
He said the U.S. president was trying to provoke a crisis by branding Nigerians as killers of Christians.
“My response to her was as follows. ‘You are right. They are evil and, if he carries out his abominable threat, there will be a war. We shall not leave the country but we will fight it out with them. We behaved like cowards and allowed them to demonise us with no response. I do not know what is wrong with Nigerians but this will be the greatest challenge they have ever faced and maybe after it is all over they will appreciate the importance of having bold, articulate and courageous leaders & disavow themselves of their accursed cowardice, ignorance, pettiness, weakness, envy & complacency.’
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