Nigeria may soon be on a collision course with the United States over Boko Haram, security and terrorism matters, DAILY POST can report.

The prediction over a probable US-Nigeria face-off followed the latest appointment by U.S. President Donald Trump.

On Thursday February 20, Trump appointed Richard Grenell, current Ambassador to Germany, as the acting Director of National Intelligence.

Interestingly, ahead of the 2015 general elections, Grenell wrote an article titled “Nigeria On The Brink”.

Grenell, in the analysis published on Washington Times, warned Nigerians against electing General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd.) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as President.

The envoy pointedly accused Buhari of being a bigot who had alleged sympathy for rampaging insurgents responsible for destruction of several lives, properties and government infrastructure.

Grenell said: “Mr Buhari has spoken sympathetically about members of the terrorist group Boko Haram, has cautioned against a rush to judgement on its members and has been personally selected by the terrorist group to lead its negotiations with the Government of Nigeria.

“Mr. Buhari’s election as Nigeria’s head of state would be a disaster for Africa. It would also signal trouble for the West’s fight against ISIS and terrorism throughout the Middle East”.

It is unclear if Grenell still holds the same view about the leader of Africa’s most populous country.

But the Trump administration has never hidden its concern about the insecurity in Nigeria, terrorists acts, murder of civilians, lack of criminals database, among others.

In less than one year, the U.S. slammed four actions against Nigeria and top of the reasons provided was security.

In December 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stated that there was a high level of religious intolerance under the Buhari government.

The U.S. listed Nigeria among “Special Watch List” countries that engage in “violations of religious freedom”.

During Buhari’s visit to the White House, Trump and Pompeo condemned the persecution and killing of Christians especially in Nigeria’s North.

DAILY POST recalls that on March 22, 2015, the ruling APC blasted the new US Intelligence chief in a strong worded statement and linked him to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

APC called Grenell “a one-time US ambassadorial-aide-turned-media manager”, who implied that then APC presidential candidate, Buhari, “is an Islamic fundamentalist prone to terrorist leanings and therefore should not be elected on March 28”.

Garba Shehu, who was APC Presidential Campaign Media Director, described the “provocative advertisement as the handiwork of a failed President (Goodluck Jonathan) and his ruinous party, the PDP, to tarnish the hard won credibility and integrity of Buhari”.

Shehu labelled the party a troubled-cannon, firing salvos in all directions, accidentally and incidentally, without caution, care or conscience.

He noted that “with the stark reality of defeat staring them in the face on March 28 and April 11, 2015, a reward for their maladministration, Jonathan and his co-travellers have intensified their global campaign of calumny and outright fallacy – their well-known stock in trade”.

Shehu wondered how Grenfell, “a former media aide to US Ambassadors to the United Nations, suddenly got adorned in the garb of an emissary or envoy by the PDP?

“For the avoidance of doubt Richard Grenell is not a US ex-envoy but a former spokesperson for four past US Ambassadors to the United Nations. In 2009 Richard Grenell launched Capitol Media Partners, an international strategic media and public affairs consultancy.

“His agency provides strategic counsel for companies and individuals (like Jonathan and the PDP) facing critical media and public policy challenges. Mr Grenell’s firm ”Capitol Media Partners” was recruited by the Presidency and the PDP to say those unfortunate statements about General Buhari.”

Shehu insisted that Richard Grenell made those statements not as an envoy or diplomat but “as a media contractor for the Presidency and the PDP.”

https://dailypost.ng/2020/02/22/trump-appoints-grenell-envoy-who-warned-nigerians-against-buhari-as-us-intelligence-chief/

The idiot should have come down to Nigeria and vote or help Goatluck Jonathan to rig just the same way Russian Primary School students used electronic devices to rig US election for Trump. Useless nitwits.

Everything the man wrote about is happening before our very eyes, his book "Nigeria on the brink" describe buhari ;

Grenell said: “Mr Buhari has spoken sympathetically about members of the terrorist group Boko Haram, has cautioned against a rush to judgement on its members and has been personally selected by the terrorist group to lead its negotiations with the Government of Nigeria.

“Mr. Buhari’s election as Nigeria’s head of state would be a disaster for Africa. It would also signal trouble for the West’s fight against ISIS and terrorism throughout the Middle East”.

I don't think they are one a collision course. I rather think Dailypost is getting a bit excited

That a formerly known party sympathetic is now a Director National Intelligence, doesnt mean US will start having security issues with us.

That's a big leap of assumption, you could jump over a building with that thinking

StreetFight:
The idiot should have come down to Nigeria and vote or help Goatluck Jonathan to rig just the same way Russian Primary School students used electronic devices to rig US election for Trump. Useless nitwits.

Do you bother to check out the reasons given by the man, remember he is highly connected in the intelligence world.

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StreetFight:
The idiot should have come down to Nigeria and vote or help Goatluck Jonathan to rig just the same way Russian Primary School students used electronic devices to rig US election for Trump. Useless nitwits.

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Nothing is new here. We all knew the mans antecedent hence we refused to vote for him.

The few that did were all brainwashed but thankfully majority are now sane.

They have been delivered from zombievirus.

StreetFight:
The idiot should have come down to Nigeria and vote or help Goatluck Jonathan to rig just the same way Russian Primary School students used electronic devices to rig US election for Trump. Useless nitwits.

if you can call him an idiot, then you're a GOAT ! I don't blame you , i blame the so call sophisticated ones from the west out of hatred for se/ss voted in this disaster(buhari) that Nigeria will never recover!!

Dem swear say na baba dem want, toh see am today, nigeria is at the edge of a cliff

StreetFight:
The idiot should have come down to Nigeria and vote or help Goatluck Jonathan to rig just the same way Russian Primary School students used electronic devices to rig US election for Trump. Useless nitwits.

just see this one wan choke with anger untop wati ?


Is the buhari not a nepotisc failure ? Abeg fade

US Intelligence chief warned us against Buhar while President Husain Obama worked for his victory.

StreetFight:
The idiot should have come down to Nigeria and vote or help Goatluck Jonathan to rig just the same way Russian Primary School students used electronic devices to rig US election for Trump. Useless nitwits.

The slightest bit of sense is not in you ode!

No cause for alarm, at least those who voted for bubu are enjoying the sufferings they foolishly dumped on themselves out of hate for SS.

StreetFight:
The idiot should have come down to Nigeria and vote or help Goatluck Jonathan to rig just the same way Russian Primary School students used electronic devices to rig US election for Trump. Useless nitwits.

Has he not been vindicated ? Almost 6 years in what is Buharis legacy if not islamic driven violence ... And for you to believe the russians rigged in Trump shows the the quality of brain you have

harmless011:
Everything the man wrote about is happening before our very eyes, his book "Nigeria on the brink" describe buhari ;

Grenell said: “Mr Buhari has spoken sympathetically about members of the terrorist group Boko Haram, has cautioned against a rush to judgement on its members and has been personally selected by the terrorist group to lead its negotiations with the Government of Nigeria.

“Mr. Buhari’s election as Nigeria’s head of state would be a disaster for Africa. It would also signal trouble for the West’s fight against ISIS and terrorism throughout the Middle East”.

My brother the guy has been vindicated , 6 years later it is exactly like he predicted

Ojiofor:
US Intelligence chief warned us against Buhar while President Husain Obama worked for his victory.

he wasn't intelligence chief at that time

His later or words are true

stonemasonn:
he wasn't intelligence chief at that time

Who wasn't?

Ojiofor:


Who wasn't?

Richard Grenel

stonemasonn:
Richard Grenel

Ok I was just responding to the post.

harmless011:


Do you bother to check out the reasons given by the man, remember he is highly connected in the intelligence world.

What do they do in the so-called intelligence world? I will tell you, they plan the destabilization of stable nations. They plan evil for leaders that are serving their people e.g. Mamman Gadaffi. They sabotage other nations development efforts. Do you wonder why Russian intelligence chiefs had to electronically rig USA elections for Trump? It is because Russia knows that Trump is mentally unstable and can cause damage to international relationships and diplomacy and can cause wars which will give Russia opportunity to sell weapons. Margaret Thatcher's son was caught and attested for planning and launching attach to overthrow the President of Equatorial Guinea.

International intelligence chiefs go all over the world killing intelligence officers of other countries.

So, international intelligence is devil's tool of causing death and grief.

GamalNasser:


My brother the guy has been vindicated , 6 years later it is exactly like he predicted

But he couldn't predict that Trump is mentally unstable

StreetFight:


But he couldn't predict that Trump is mentally unstable

Compare Trump's performance in 3 years and that of your useless Buhari in 6 years and tell me who is mentally unstable and don't forget your useless Buhari killed over 1000 shias including women and children and buried them in shallow graves

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Compare Trump's performance in 3 years and that of your useless Buhari in 6 years and tell me who is mentally unstable and don't forget your useless Buhari killed over 1000 shias including women and children and buried them in shallow graves

Trump met a working system compare to Nigeria.
Do you think if trump was elected to be the president of Nigeria at the time Buhari came in as the president, will he perform?

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Marine54:
if you can call him an idiot, then you're a GOAT ! I don't blame you , i blame the so call sophisticated ones from the west out of hatred for se/ss voted in this disaster(buhari) that Nigeria will never recover!!

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hatred for which ss/se

nepotism as you Igbo cried is one of the factor that made sw go against gej govt coupled with legalising corruption in a corrupted country


wetin concern SW political decision with hatred for se/ss that you ediot do chant here


ode people