Nigeria, March 27 -- Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has accused Nigeria's First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, of attempting to manipulate northern Christians amid growing discontent with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

In an interview on Wednesday, Dalung claimed that many northern Muslims who supported the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 election, largely because of the Muslim-Muslim ticket, now feel betrayed by President Tinubu. According to him, these disillusioned supporters have turned against the president.

"Currently, Tinubu's wife is reaching out to northern Christian minorities, trying to mislead or persuade them with the argument that since northern Muslims have rejected Tinubu, they ...