PDP Faults ‘Inverted’ Security Communication After US Terror Strike Disclosure
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ABUJA – THE Peoples Democratic Party PDP) has faulted the Federal Government over what it described as an inverted and troubling communication order following the recent American strike on terrorists’ assets linked to Nigeria.
The opposition party said Nigerians first learned of the operation through verified social media platforms belonging to President Donald Trump and other United States officials, long before Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued what it termed a vague and belated statement.
According to the PDP, the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s response merely offered a passive confirmation that the Nigerian government had knowledge of, and cooperated in, the operation, without providing clarity or leadership in informing citizens.
PDP, in a statement on Friday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ini Ememobong, acknowledged the importance of global collaboration in combating grave crimes such as terrorism but warned that the manner in which information about security operations is communicated matters as much as the operations themselves.
The party expressed deep concern that foreign powers were effectively setting the narrative on security activities within Nigeria, while the Nigerian government appeared reactive rather than proactive.
It argued that such a communication structure does not serve the interests of either the Federal Government or the Nigerian people, especially against the backdrop of previous reports that US military forces had, in the past, entered and operated in Nigeria successfully without the permission or knowledge of the government.
The PDP maintained that the Federal Government ought to have been the first to disclose and contextualise the development, in order to properly sensitise Nigerians and manage public perception, instead of waiting to confirm information that had already spread widely in the public domain.
It added that the delay in official communication raises uncomfortable questions about whether the government was fully briefed ahead of the operation or was caught off guard in the same manner as ordinary citizens.
The party urged the Federal Government to review and strengthen its defence engagement with the United States to ensure that such cooperation prioritises joint operations and transparent coordination.
According to the PDP, defence agreements should be structured to promote knowledge sharing and experiential learning that will help Nigeria build sustainable capacity to tackle insecurity, rather than relying on fully externally driven “precision attacks”.
The opposition party stressed that national sovereignty, public confidence and effective counterterrorism efforts are undermined when Nigerians hear about security actions affecting their country first from foreign governments instead of their own.
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