Two weeks ago, Trump threatened military action in Nigeria
if the federal “government continues to allow the killing of Christians”.

The US leader had promised to go into Nigeria
“guns-a-blazing, to completely wipe out the Islamic Terrorists who are
committing these horrible atrocities”.

However, the leader of Nigeria’s biggest opposition party
now wants Trump to go one better — save democracy in Africa’s most populous
nation while he still can.

Speaking to journalists on Monday after gaining access to
the PDP secretariat in Abuja, following a prolonged standoff, the ex-minister
said Nigeria’s brand of democracy desperately needs help from abroad.

The PDP chairman said his appeal followed “actions of those
undermining democracy and progress”.

“I want to call on President Trump; what is at stake is not
just genocide against Nigerian Christians,” Turaki said.

“He should come and save democracy in Nigeria. Democracy is
under threat. I’m calling on all other developed nations: come and save
Nigeria, come and save democracy.”

BEDLAM AT PDP HEADQUARTERS

On Tuesday, chaos reigned supreme at the PDP headquarters in
the nation’s capital, with police firing teargas to disperse rowdy supporters
locked in skirmishes and shouting matches.

The Nyesom Wike-backed faction and the newly elected
national working committee (NWC) led by Turaki had scheduled parallel meetings
at Wadata Plaza for the same day.

Turaki accused Wike, minister of the Federal Capital
Territory (FCT), of sponsoring thugs who wielded cudgels outside the gates and
chanted protest songs to boot.

He also alleged that police officers shielded persons
responsible for the unrest.

Samuel Anyanwu, national secretary of the Wike group,
arrived at the complex with members of his faction for their planned board of
trustees (BoT) and national executive committee (NEC) meetings.

Police had a difficult time maintaining order and at one
point ordered everyone out of the compound.

Officers later deployed teargas to disperse politicians and
journalists as supporters of both camps brawled outside the building.