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The Digest:

Presidential aide Bayo Onanuga has declared that Peter Obi will not be forgiven for comments interpreted as welcoming potential U.S. military action in Nigeria. The statement follows the resurfacing of a video where the former presidential candidate appeared to endorse Donald Trump's threat of intervention against terrorism.

Key Points:
  • Bayo Onanuga stated Peter Obi won't be forgiven for the Trump invasion comments
  • Video showed Obi saying he'd "welcome with open arms" U.S. security intervention
  • Onanuga accused Obi of disregarding national sovereignty
  • Trump had threatened military action over alleged Christian persecution
  • The Nigerian government rejected Trump's claims of religious genocide
  • Obi later clarified he supported diplomatic cooperation, not invasion
  • Incident strains Nigeria-U.S. relations, already tense over religious freedom designation
When national sovereignty becomes a bargaining chip in political discourse, the line between security advocacy and perceived betrayal becomes dangerously blurred, revealing how words in opposition can be weaponized against the very nation they seek to serve.

Sources: The Guardian, Premium Times, X