{"id":58568,"date":"2024-12-28T08:59:26","date_gmt":"2024-12-28T08:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=58568"},"modified":"2024-12-28T08:59:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-28T08:59:26","slug":"bwala-dismisses-niger-leaders-claims-as-baseless-propaganda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/12\/28\/bwala-dismisses-niger-leaders-claims-as-baseless-propaganda\/","title":{"rendered":"Bwala Dismisses Niger Leader\u2019s Claims as Baseless Propaganda"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Alexis Uchendu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has dismissed allegations by Niger Republic&#8217;s military leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, as unfounded propaganda aimed at inciting hostility.<\/p>\n<p>Tchiani, in a recent interview, accused Nigeria of colluding with France to destabilize Niger, claiming France negotiated with terrorists in Nigeria and paid President Tinubu to establish a military base.<\/p>\n<p>In a video statement shared on his X (formerly Twitter), page, Bwala described the claims as a distraction tactic by Tchiani to deflect attention from Niger\u2019s economic challenges.<\/p>\n<p>He criticized the language used as insulting and alleged it was part of a coordinated effort involving local politicians to stir unrest in Northern Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Bwala reaffirmed Nigeria\u2019s leadership role in West Africa, emphasizing its commitment to regional stability and strong bilateral relations with its neighbors.<\/p>\n<p>Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, also rejected Tchiani\u2019s allegations, labeling them baseless and undeserving of a response.<\/p>\n<p>The statements come as tensions in the region remain high, with Nigeria advocating for democratic governance and stability in West Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Alexis Uchendu Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, has dismissed allegations by Niger Republic&#8217;s military leader, Abdourahamane Tchiani, as unfounded propaganda aimed at inciting hostility. Tchiani, in a recent interview, accused Nigeria of colluding with France to destabilize Niger, claiming France negotiated with terrorists in Nigeria and paid President [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":58569,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-58568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58568","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/32"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=58568"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":58570,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/58568\/revisions\/58570"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58569"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=58568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=58568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=58568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}