An All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Jimoh Ibrahim, believes that the newly sworn-in forty seventh President of the US, Donald Trump, has a possibility to have discussions with Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu to extend American affect in Africa and curb China’s infiltration of the continent.
“Donald Trump has an excellent alternative to sit down down with Tinubu as an African chief and perceive the political engagement that now we have right here as a result of China is already infiltrating Africa,” Ibrahim mentioned on Channels Tv’s Sunday Politics programme.
Ibrahim, a serving senator representing Ondo South District within the tenth Nationwide Meeting, mentioned BRICS+, a 10-member financial and political pressure with Chinese language affect, has already approached the Nigerian chief on financial alignment and to commerce in China’s foreign money Yuan.
The lawmaker mentioned China has began a marketing campaign to be an financial superpower in Africa and the US should rapidly dialogue with some continental leaders to whittle China’s rising affect within the continent.
Ibrahim mentioned, “China gave loans to many African international locations to construct airports, seaports and others however what’s China searching for? The legitimacy of the continent.
“On the similar time, China has come to Bola Tinubu to say: ‘Look, come and commerce in our foreign money’. And Tinubu has given them the reply: ‘Improve the quantity of commerce, and enhance my profit earlier than I come to you’. They return dwelling to consider it.
“Over time, America and China are going to have a look at Africa as the main need of the geocentric political system by way of the hegemonic management of the world and its acceptance.”
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The APC chieftain additionally mentioned Tinubu received’t have an issue getting together with Trump as a result of he aligns with the American liberal democratic society.
He mentioned, “Tinubu received’t have an issue in any respect with Donald Trump as a result of Tinubu is a liberalist; Tinubu just isn’t a realist. So, Tinubu falls pari-passu with the American liberal democratic society.
“As a rustic, Nigeria and the US won’t be in battle in any respect as a result of Nigeria is a liberal state, and America is a liberal state.
“However the ruler of Nigeria is a liberalist, and the ruler of America is a realist. That is the place the problems are: Tinubu believes in cooperation and collaboration to resolve issues…however Donald Trump just isn’t in that association. You may’t combat Russia, combat Britain and go away Africa. No, it’s important to settle with one or two of those.”
In January 2025, Nigeria accepted an invite to affix BRICS+ as a associate nation.
BRICS, an acronym for Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa was created in 2006 as a bloc which brings collectively the world’s most growing economies to problem the political and financial energy of the wealthier nations of North America and Western Europe.
The bloc, now often called BRICS+, later admitted 5 new members, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. BRICS+ accounts for about 37% of the world’s GDP.
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