Tony Perkins, a prominent American television host, has said he turned down a request by Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, to appear on his program to discuss religious freedom, accusing the Nigerian government of attempting to cover up the killing of Christians.
Perkins made the claim in a viral video while hosting US lawmaker Chris Smith on Washington Watch.
According to him, the First Lady sought to engage his platform during a recent visit to the United States, but he declined, insisting he would not provide a forum to obscure alleged atrocities in Nigeria.
“The First Lady of Nigeria was here this week, and in fact, they wanted to come on the program to talk about religious freedom,” Perkins said. “And I said, ‘I’m not going to meet with them or have a meeting with anybody. I’m not going to give them a platform to cover up what they’re doing in Nigeria.”
Perkins accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of downplaying or concealing the killing of Christians in parts of the country.
Nigerian Newssphere reports that although the Federal Government has repeatedly denied claims of genocide or religiously motivated violence, some lawmakers in the United States have continued to insist that Christians are being specifically targeted in Nigeria.
A video of Perkins’ comments has been circulating widely on social media.
Watch the video on Facebook.
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