Fani-Kayode Slams Trump’s Nigeria Comments, Alleges Foreign Conspiracy
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Former Nigerian Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, has published a scathing opinion piece vehemently condemning recent remarks made by former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the security situation in Nigeria, branding Trump’s motives as sinister and driven by personal gain rather than genuine concern for Nigerian Christians.
The article, titled “The Words of the King of Mar-A-Lago,” centers on a quote attributed to President Trump on November 21, 2025: “I think Nigeria is a disgrace. The whole thing is a disgrace. They are killing people by the thousands. It is a genocide and I am really angry about it. The Government has done nothing. They are very ineffective and they are killing Christians at will. We will come in guns blazing and it will be short, vicious and sweet.” – President Donald Trump, November 21st, 2025.
Fani-Kayode argues that Trump’s statements are not only ill-informed and racist but actively fueling the insurgency in Nigeria. He questions whether the former US President is attempting to create a “clear justification” for a potential invasion and division of the country, drawing parallels to alleged foreign actions in Sudan (before the RSF militia) and Congo DRC (before the M23 militia). The former Minister accuses the US of a long-standing “vicious, well-planned, well-funded, well-orchestrated international conspiracy” against Nigeria for the past 65 years. He claims this conspiracy involves discrediting and weakening the Nigerian government, inciting chaos and regime change, and plundering the nation’s resources, citing a previous US State Department projection that Nigeria would no longer be one nation by 2015. Fani-Kayode further alleges a history of the US not selling necessary arms to Nigeria, imposing an arms embargo, and claims that groups like Boko Haram and ISWAP have been covertly established and utilized by foreign powers.
The piece highlights a perceived contradiction in Trump’s claim to protect Nigerian Christians, referencing an earlier instance where Trump allegedly welcomed Ahmed Al Sharaa (AKA Julani), whom Fani-Kayode describes as “the greatest butcher of Christians on earth” and the “newly-installed President of Syria,” to the White House. Fani-Kayode insists that the security crisis affects both Christians and Muslims equally, stating: “Both Christians and Muslims are the victims of the terrorists and anyone who says otherwise is a pernicious and specious liar.”
Fani-Kayode reinforces his position by quoting respected Nigerian and international figures who have criticized the former US President. Professor Wole Soyinka, Nobel Laureate, described Trump as a “madman,” a “petty dictator,” and “a white version of Idi Amin,” questioning the sanity behind his “guns blazing” rhetoric. Professor Bolaji Akinyemi, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, warned, “when the most powerful man in the world threatens you with his own troops the devil is at the door knocking.” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Leader of Iran, was cited as instructive for his words on the U.S. being “pathologically unreliable and unscrupulously treacherous” and prone to betraying its own friends. Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Columbia University, characterized Trump as having a “four-year-old mentality” given to “tantrums.” The article also includes a lengthy, recent social media post from Trump regarding the G20 in South Africa and a strict immigration policy based on a “REVERSE MIGRATION” concept, which Fani-Kayode presents as evidence of a “delusional four-year-old brat” mindset.
The former Minister advises the Nigerian government to “guard our hearts jealously” and avoid trusting the Americans. While commending the recently formed U.S./Nigeria Working Group led by National Security Advisor Malam Nuhu Ribadu and Foreign Minister Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, he urges them to be cautious of their American collaborators. Fani-Kayode proposes a six-point plan to address the insurgency: firstly, kill every single terrorist and make assistance to them a capital offense; secondly, resist attempts to divide Christians and Muslims; thirdly, hold the Federal Government accountable for providing proper security; fourthly, equip and motivate the Armed Forces; fifthly, urge President Tinubu to engage with Lt. Colonel Eeben Barlow and his company, Executive Outcomes, referencing their prior success against Boko Haram in 2014; and finally, seek a defense pact with the Russian Federation and strengthen economic ties with China, the UK, Germany, and the EU.
The piece concludes with an endorsement of the recent rescue of abducted students and worshippers in Kebbi, Kwara, and Niger states, using these successes to refute Trump’s assertion that Nigeria is a “disgrace.”
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