THE US President, Barack Obama, on Monday
offered strong support for Nigeria’s new
President, Muhammadu Buhari, saying he had
a “clear agenda” for defeating the militant
Islamist group, Boko Haram, and was working
to root out corruption.
Speaking as he greeted Buhari on his first visit
to the White House since his election in March,
Obama said the two leaders would discuss ways
to cooperate against the group, which had
wreaked havoc in parts of the West African
country.
Obama told reporters in the Oval Office that
Buhari had integrity and “a very clear agenda
in defeating Boko Haram extremists of all sorts
inside his country.”
Boko Haram has carried out multiple attacks in
northern Nigeria, most notably the April 2014
kidnapping of 276 Nigerian schoolgirls who are
still missing.
The specific tactics Buhari will use against the
group are still unknown, say experts who study
the region.
White House spokesman, Josh Earnest, said the
United States could offer intelligence to help
the Nigerian efforts as well as support for
communities hurt by the group.
Buhari’s election is the first democratic power
transition in decades, which Obama called “an
affirmation of Nigeria’s commitment to
democracy,” and the visit is meant to usher in
a new chapter in relations between the two
countries.
The US cooperation with Buhari’s predecessor,
Goodluck Jonathan, had virtually grounded to
a halt over issues including his refusal to
investigate corruption and human rights abuses
by the Nigerian military.
Buhari’s move on July 13 to fire military chiefs
appointed by Jonathan cleared the way for
more military cooperation, the US officials have
said.
Since Buhari’s election, Washington has
committed $5m in new support for a multi-
national task force set up to fight Boko Haram.
Obama did not signal whether he might send the
US troops to help train Nigerian forces.
The US is also looking at improving its economic
ties with Nigeria, Africa’s biggest oil producer,
especially as relations with two of Africa’s other
big powers, Egypt and South Africa, have
cooled.
Obama called Nigeria one of the most important
countries on the African continent and in the
world and he commended Buhari’s work in
rooting out corruption that he said had held
back Nigeria’s economic growth.
Buhari was also expected to meet with the US
Attorney General, Loretta Lynch, later on
Monday to discuss countering violent extremism.
Meanwhile, Buhari on Monday said the
sustained pressure mounted on the immediate
past administration by the US and some
European countries made the last general
election in Nigeria to be free and fair.
A statement by his Special Adviser on Media
and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, quoted the
President as speaking while responding to the
welcome remarks by Obama before the start of
the bilateral meeting between officials of both
countries at the Oval Office of the White House,
Washington DC, on the second day of Buhari’s
four-day visit to the US.
“Without the external pressure, we would not be
where we are today,” Adesina quoted the
President as saying.
Buhari recalled that the pressure started from
the visit of the US Secretary of State, John
Kerry, to the past Chairman of the
Independent National Electoral Commission,
Prof. Attahiru Jega.
“Nigeria will be ever grateful to President
Obama and the United States for making
Nigeria to consolidate its gains on democracy,”
the President added.

Source : http://www.punchng.com/news/obama-okays-buharis-agenda-for-defeating-boko-haram/

Hop Dey are not demanding something else back

Shior!!!
Is Obama now our President?

Maybe buhari want to turn nigeria to iraq or afghanistan because I don't see any useful help from USA that will not result in assault to the civilians well we can ask from libya,iraq,afghanistan and syria. They will destroy the northerns and soak niger delta their oil. God help us . Buhari have made mistake big one because no help can come from sodom and gomorah of our time. A. k. A. Gay nation that will benefit our country but evil.

Obama, offering 'STRONG' support with mouth since 1999

I am watching as it unfolds, US is looking for something ooo.. PMB be at alert ooo

América should send 55 air drones to kill them all


Bokoharam has come to an end

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Obama and the NASS who supposed 'okayed' Buhari's agenda for Nigeria?