ThisDay· 1h ago· 1 min read
Chuks Okocha in Abuja
At a time that Nigeria is celebrating the letter from President Donald Trump to President Bola Tinubu for its commendable efforts in tackling insecurity, the United States Senator Ted Cruz has accused the federal government of hiring public relations lobbyists to mask the killing of Christians in Nigeria.
Cruz expressed disappointment at Nigeria’s engagement of a lobbying firm to communicate its actions on protecting Christians to the U.S. government, saying it was an attempt to deflect American concerns over the country’s security crisis.
Nigeria hired DCI Group, a U.S.-based public affairs and lobbying firm, in a $9 million contract in December last year. The deal came a few months after President Donald Trump designated Nigeria a ‘country of particular concern’.
According to the lobbying contract document filed with the U.S. Department of Justice, Aster…
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