United States Senator Ted Cruz has accused Nigerian officials of responding to persecution of Christians in Nigeria by launching a public relations campaign instead of addressing the underlying security and religious freedom issues.
Cruz said this on X on Wednesday, July 22, while reacting to recent developments surrounding U.S. congressional action on Nigeria.
‎He wrote: “Nigerian officials have created an environment that facilitates mass violence against Christians and religious minorities by imposing blasphemy and Sharia laws and looking the other way at jihadist atrocities.
“The U.S. government knows the Nigerian officials responsible for these policies. I have been pushing my bill to sanction them, and President Trump has even ordered military action.”
‎The Republican lawmaker also alleged that rather than addressing concerns raised by the United States, Nigerian authorities chose to engage in a PR campaign.
‎”Instead of responding to American concerns, Nigerian officials waged a public relations campaign against critics,” he wrote.
‎”They were confident in that campaign and in their ability to continue the status quo, and I am heartened that the House has just definitively proven them wrong.”
Cruz has been among the most vocal members of the U.S. Congress criticising the Nigerian government over alleged violations of religious freedom.