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How do we avoid being characterised as an NGO enabling American interests, considering global geopolitical competition and rare-earth minerals? If you had the ear of the President of Nigeria today, what would you advise him to say in a meeting with Donald Trump? Does this mean the U.S. will take action against Nigeria? Why are there conflicting narratives about Trump’s intention to intervene to stop the killing of Christians? Is it really about oil or other interests? How can the US President intervene in a way that protects Christians without provoking Muslims or traditional worshippers? Should Donald Trump also sanction his allies in the Middle East who may be indirectly funding extremism? Should attention be focused on Middle Eastern financing of terror, and how do we direct US attention to that? Why has Donald Trump focused on Christian Persecution only? Why is the US only taking action now regarding some of the killings in Nigeria?

How do we avoid being characterised as an NGO enabling American interests, considering global geopolitical competition and rare-earth minerals?

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Far from it: we are not advocating the interests of Americans; we are advocating the interests of Nigerians in rural communities whose pain and cry for help have been ignored for too long.  We must not allow ourselves to be intimidated to keeping silent because we are afraid that we might be branded “enabling American interests.” We do not have any political agenda.  Our interests in Nigerians who are needlessly killed every day, when our nation is not at war!

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