To clear the bitterness against United States of
America for not being able to help stop
insurgency/ terrorism in Nigeria, Mrs Maria E.
Brewer, Deputy Missioner, US. Embassy,Abuja,
says his country has come to work with Nigeria
and not for Nigeria.
Brewer spoke while responding to audience
question at the Hubert H.Humphrey 2014 Annual
Lecture held at the NigerianInstitute of International
Affairs, Lagos.
Earlier in her keynote address, the diplomat,
speaking under the theme, Managing Down
Insurgency:The American Experience, affirmed that
Nigeria is theUnited States’ most important
strategic partner in Africa and wants Nigeria to win
its war on terrorism. She said that the United
States haslearned that defeating terrorism requires
more than just militarypower, saying it requires
economic development in impoverished
areaswhere extremism takes root, accessible
education opportunities forall and a free and fair
press that can report openly and without fearof
reprisal.
Brewer said, “Fighting terrorism requires civilian
and militaryleaders to work together to both defeat
the enemy on the battle fieldand address the root
causes of conflict. Focussing primarily on
thepopulation, rather than the enemy, and
reinforcing the legitimacy ofgovernments at the
local, state and federal level, reduces theinfluence
of terrorists. This can often only be achieved in
concertwith political reform to improve the quality
of governance andaddress the underlying
grievances of the community, many of which
maybe legitimate”.


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Na now dey break....if it wl only put an end to d bomb blast every whr....

Your most strategic partner whose demise you are helping to orchestrate?

Yes we never said you were not our partner but in the business of diplomatic partnership, it is not only one partner that has all the answers.

Allow us also to choose and try other partners.

We don see how una hand be for our body!

BTW someone remind me where in the world America has defeated terrorism.