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As part of efforts to strengthen cooperation in addressing security issues in the nation, President Bola Tinubu has approved the establishment of the Nigerian side of the US-Nigeria Joint Working Group.

The group’s makeup was agreed upon during a recent visit to Washington, DC, by a high-level Nigerian team headed by National Security Advisor Nuhu Ribadu.

According to a statement released on Thursday, a multi-stakeholder team made up of top officials from pertinent government institutions will support the NSA, which is anticipated to lead the Nigerian side of the group.

The Joint Working Group also consists of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru; Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Bernard Doro; Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Olufemi Oluyede; Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed, and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun.

“Ms. Idayat Hassan of the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and Paul Alabi of the Embassy of Nigeria in the US will serve as the secretariat.

“President Tinubu urged members of the JWG to work assiduously with their US counterparts to ensure smooth operationalisation of all agreements across sectors,” the statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. added.

President Donald Trump’s alarm over Christian genocide in Nigeria and his threat to send the US military there “guns-a-blazing” brought attention to Nigeria’s security issues on a global scale.

However, the Federal Government denied the allegation, stating that it was addressing the nation’s security issues.

Additionally, President Tinubu emphasized that the nation is still dedicated to religious freedom and tolerance and stated that the security of Nigerians is his administration’s top priority.

Nigeria’s redesignation as a Country of Particular Concern (CPC) was examined by the US House Subcommittee on Africa on November 21.

Divergent opinions regarding the killings in Nigeria were aired by various speakers during the hearing as they testified before the subcommittee.

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