The United States has for the umpteenth time told President Goodluck Jonathan to be serious about the fight against corruption, saying only if the president does so, will he be seen as serious about good governance.

The American Ambassador to Nigeria, Terence McCulley, stated this in an editorial published on the U.S. embassy website.

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Good! They should continue ramming it until it penetrates the man's thick skull.

We should all have seen through him when he refused to declare his assets. It was only because he knew he would also loot the treasury as he did in Bayelsa. It isn't a matter of being clueless. When you have your hand in the cookie jar how can you tell others to remove their own hands?

“Corruption in Nigeria diverts financial resources from building roads, hospitals, schools, and otherwise investing in infrastructure that would serve businesses, attract foreign investment, and create jobs. Ultimately, corruption serves to promote criminal and extremist activity by creating barriers to legitimate economic endeavors,” the ambassador said.
“By attacking corruption, Nigeria will send a clear signal the country is indeed committed to good governance, to the security of its citizens, and to its rightful place as a significant actor on the global stage.”
This comes about a month after the U.S. condemned the pardon granted by the Jonathan administration to Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, a former Bayelsa Governor who was convicted of stealing state funds.
The U.S. said it saw the pardon granted the ex-governor, who is still wanted in the U.K. for money laundering after he jumped bail, and Shettima Bulama, a rogue banker as ” a setback in the fight against corruption.”

If we'd had good governance in the country, the whole militants and boko haram thing would never have come up. These extremist actions are symptoms of the hardships people face while watching shameless "leaders" willfully milk a rich country dry