The United States government has vowed to stand with Nigeria at her turbulent period, as well as help in combating the acts of corruption from political office- holders and terrorist attacks from the Boko Haram sect, which have been ridiculing the country for a some time.
Making this pledge during a meeting with the Nigerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Olugbenga Ashiru in Washington DC at the weekend, the United  States Secretary, Ms Hillary Clinton said that the United States government will work with the Nigerian government towards a strong anti-corruption agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, and other ways to promote transparency.



“As we continue our close cooperation with Nigeria through the second year of our Bi-national Commission, we will set forth our priorities, and they include improving governance, fighting corruption, delivering services more effectively to the people”
“Economic development is key; Nigeria is one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, with the largest population in Africa and strong trading relationships.  We want to see Nigeria prosper and grow.  To this end, the United States Overseas Private Investment Corporation, OPIC, has just approved $250m in financing to help revitalise the Union Bank of Nigeria, and to reach previously un-banked people in Nigeria, and we will look for ways to support Nigeria, as it reduces inequality and builds a broader base for prosperity”


Clinton further stated that the United States government would stand with Nigeria as it faces serious security issues, stressing that the bombing of the UN headquarters in Abuja last month was a horrific and cowardly act.
“We want to work with Nigeria and West Africa to improve security and to make sure that we also address the legitimate needs of people before extremists have a chance to exploit them”
Clinton also noted that Nigeria has also played an important role on global issues through its seat on the UN Security Council and has been a leader in helping to improve stability in West Africa. 


She added that Nigeria played a key role in supporting the difficult democratic transitions in Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, and Niger, and noted that its own example of credible elections provides it with great credibility in democracy promotion across the continent. 
In his response, Ashiru gave an assurance that there was a useful discussion on security matters with Clinton to offer support and assistance to Nigeria to combat the issue of terrorism.

Nigerians have suffered and died for no reason for too many years. I welcome anything that we bring the change we deserve.

We may not realize it at the moment, but sooner or later it will become clear to all of us that Boko Haram is indirectly a blessing to this country.
Believe it or not, our leaders have slowed down with the way things are done in general. They are a little bit more careful with the way business as usual operations are taken place in the country. And this is so not because they wanted to change their ways, but because Boko Haram is unpredictable and no one really knows the main reason behind Boko Haram's operations.
I still believe that something positive will come out of the Boko Haramism experience in Nigeria. I will not be surprised if a new group similar to Boko Haram emerges soon to basically target and wipe off all the corrupt and unwanted leaders in Nigeria.
We may not feel it or see it, but leaders in this country are concerned and are taking caution not to game the system the way they've done in the past.

Let us be patience, I can smell change that is about to take place.

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We may not realize it at the moment, but sooner or later it will become clear to all of us that Boko Haram is indirectly a blessing to this country.
Believe it or not, our leaders have slowed down with the way things are done in general. They are a little bit more careful with the way business as usual operations are taken place in the country. And this is so not because they wanted to change their ways, but because Boko Haram is unpredictable and no one really knows the main reason behind Boko Haram's operations.
I still believe that something positive will come out of the Boko Haramism experience in Nigeria. I will not be surprised if a new group similar to Boko Haram emerges soon to basically target and wipe off all the corrupt and unwanted leaders in Nigeria.
We may not feel it or see it, but leaders in this country are concerned and are taking caution not to game the system the way they've done in the past.

Let us be patience, I can smell change that is about to take place.

The real corrupt guys are un-touchable boko haram or any "other" group can never get 50 ft near someone like OBJ

hahahahahaha, ! a dead man helping a dying man, U.S.A with over 175 banks folded this year and over 200 last year, giving nigeria money to revive just one bank(union bank of nigeria). U.S.A with serius protest and riot corently going on in its wall street and in other 4 states over coruption, unemployment and racism, coming to nigeria to help stop corruption and bombing, ? i strongly belive they have ran out of oil ,farm product and peharps cash and needs to replenish. we realy need to wise up.  what wil they archieve for us afterall.? the same peace they have given to iraq .(killing sadam stealing their gold, oil and imposi ng a president on them).  to afganistan somalia, parkistian or perhaps lybia, have peace returnd to any, ?.  i realy think that one should remove the pec in his eyes first before looking for whom to help

The real corrupt guys are un-touchable boko haram or any "other" group can never get 50 ft near someone like OBJ

Wake up!
If Boko Haram could get to UN building Obasanjo is a piece of cake. Nothing in Nigeria can stop a group like Boko Haram, this is why 51st anniversary was a low keyed event and why many of these animals called leaders are looking behind their back 10 times per second.