President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday in Washington DC, U.S. was
hosted to a breakfast meeting by American Vice-President, Joe Biden,
where they compared notes on the terror war.
At the meeting, which held at the Naval Observatory, official
residence of Vice President, Biden shared with his guest what the U.S.
had learnt from the terror war, saying that “victory cannot come from
military option alone.’’
He said that military option must be combined with strong
socio-economic support programmes, promising that the U.S. would work
with Nigeria in that direction.
Biden assured of the goodwill of the U.S. in rebuilding the Nigerian
economy, but observed that corruption and weak institutions must be
tackled, if Nigeria was to benefit from reforms.
He stressed that seasoned technocrats must manage key sectors of the
Nigerian economy, and only then would investors be attracted to the
country.
Biden congratulated Buhari on his victory at the March 2015
elections, adding that it was obvious that the President enjoyed the
confidence of the Nigerian people.
In his remarks, Buhari thanked the U.S. for standing by Nigeria in
the run up to general elections early this year, noting that the visit
of the Secretary of State, John Kerry, was critical as it sent home the
message that America would not brook the subversion of the people’s
will.
On oil theft, the President estimated losses at between 10 and 20
billion dollars, stressing that such income could have been deployed
with salutary impact on various spheres of national life such as
education and healthcare, among others.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that both America and
Nigeria pledged renewed commitment to work as partners at the very
insightful meeting.(NAN)
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