The former assistant secretary said in an interview with Reuters that Washington should not let security issues overshadow the need for closer trade and investment ties. In his words;
"Nigeria is the most important country in Africa, now more than ever the relationship with Nigeria should not rest essentially on a security and military-to-military relationship" Similarly, US Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken told Reuters that: "President Barack Obama has long seen Nigeria as arguably the most important strategic country in sub-Saharan Africa. "Over the years the ties between the US and Nigeria have strained because Nigerian government refused to investigate corruption allegations in the country.
Blinken said;
"The question is would there be an opportunity to deepen our engagement and that opportunity is now" when speaking on Buhari’s three-day visit to Washington. Hopefully, this Buhari's visit would yield a lot of fruit! Also, I'm very happy that even the Oyibo people know that Naija is a force to be reckoned with. If only we can just get past all of this little little things holding us back. God will help us my people.
Well, we'll take dt as a flatter
ReplyDeleteNa now dis one dey know? Hmmm! "Uwaifo don talk e own o".
ReplyDeleteSuper story...we know that already,,keep the compliment to ur self..useless chicken skull..
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ReplyDeleteAll we need is productive discussion please leave your story aside.
ReplyDeleteSure we are very important to our self de don't need to tell us
ReplyDeleteHmmmm.. US gives with the right hand and collects with the left hand...
ReplyDeleteAmericans r cunning, hmm
ReplyDeleteMcheeeeeew
ReplyDeleteAmerica is cunning, but I believe we have a smart delegation made up of leaders who love this country relatively
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