In a clever bit of subterfuge they are accusing Turkey of having ulterior motives and drawing a false equivalent between Russian involvement in Mali and Nigeria.
This guy is basically saying the Governor of Zamfara is unilaterally aquiring arms, drawing up its own foreign policy and trading with a foreign power.
Make no mistake, this is not borne out of ignorance, he is fully aware of how Nigerian Federalism works.
Make no mistake, this is not borne out of ignorance, he is fully aware of how Nigerian Federalism works.
But thats beside the point. The main objective here is to paint Nigeria as a failed state where the central government has fallen and its all man for himself. He is preying on the fact that majority of viewers dont know better any better.
France is embittered it is fast losing influence in what had hitherto been its sphere of influence, and as such is doing all it can discredit Turkish and Russian involvement in West Africa. They will destabilize the region and shoot down any notion things are going well.
France was not the only colonial power. Italy, Belgium and Britain all had colonies in Africa. Britain does not have this neurotic obsession with ita former colonies as France does. Its been 60+ years since independence yet they refuse to let go.
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