{"id":63112,"date":"2021-07-27T17:48:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T16:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=63112"},"modified":"2021-07-27T17:50:33","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T16:50:33","slug":"fg-to-nigerians-abroad-stop-funding-secessionist-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/07\/27\/fg-to-nigerians-abroad-stop-funding-secessionist-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"FG to Nigerians abroad: Stop funding secessionist groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has advised the Nigerian in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) against sponsoring secessionist groups.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated on Tuesday by the information minister during\u00a0a visit of the delegation of NIDO, UK chapter, to his office on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said it is disheartening that secessionist groups campaigning around the world for their causes were using some members of NIDO to propagate fake narratives about the country.<\/p>\n<p>He said it is also worrisome that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/06\/19\/breaking-southeast-govs-disown-ipob-say-secessionist-group-not-speaking-for-igbos\/\">secessionist<\/a> groups were relying on the financial contributions of some NIDO members to fund their activities.<\/p>\n<p>The minister urged them to complement government efforts rather than propagating fake narratives and \u201cuntrue\u201d allegations of religious persecution, political marginalisation, and human rights abuses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is alarming and disappointing that some Nigerians in Diaspora still rely on platforms that peddle fake news and misinformation about Nigeria,\u201d Mohammed said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI, therefore, want to use this opportunity to appeal to NIDO to seize the initiative from those who are bent on painting Nigeria bad in the comity of nations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs an organised and well-connected group, I implore NIDO to leverage its contacts in government circles, parliamentary groups and global think tanks in world capitals to help change the narrative.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also urge them to sweep the carpet off the feet of secessionist groups, insurgents and anarchists who are bent on pushing false narratives to portray Nigeria in a bad light.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have no doubt that you will take this call seriously and do everything in your power to change the narrative for the better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The minister said the government acknowledged the challenges facing the country, especially in the area of insecurity, and is \u201cearnestly\u201d tackling them.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the federal government is re-engineering and ramping up diplomatic efforts to counter and reverse the narrative, in addition to countering pervasive anti-government propaganda.<\/p>\n<p>Mohammed, however, commended members of the UK chapter of NIDO for their patriotism and \u201cshining a positive light on the country\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed has advised the Nigerian in Diaspora Organisation (NIDO) against sponsoring secessionist groups. 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