"Nigerian herdsmen don't carry AK 47's. They only use sticks"- President Buhari to President Donald Trump, The White House, 30th April 2018.
"We've had serious problems with Christians who have been murdered, killed in Nigeria. We're going to work on that problem and work on that problem very, very hard, because we can't allow that to happen."- President Donald Trump to President Muhammadu Buhari, The White House, 30th April 2018.
Despite all the smiles, banter, pretensions, diplomatic niceties, doublespeak and pleasing words these two assertions, from the bully and the big man respectively, remain the most relevant in yesterday's historic meeting between President Muhammadu Buhari and President Donald Trump at the White House.
The fact that Buhari, like a naughty little schoolboy standing before his intimidating headmaster, had to tell a pernicious and specious lie about the weaponry (or lack of it) of the Fulani herdsmen and attempt to absolve them of any blame for the horrendous genocide that is being perpetrated against Christians in our nation in order to escape being spanked speaks volumes.
And the fact that Trump, not fooled by the lie, like a wise old headmaster, had to issue a stern warning to the schoolyard bully about the killing of Christians says even more.
