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Obama Applaud PMB On S Security by oluwatomisin93(m): 7:54am On Jul 21, 2015 |
Washington — President Barack Obama welcomed
President Muhammadu Buhari to the Oval Office on
Monday and praised him for working to bring "safety,
security and peace" to a nation challenged by economic
strains, a history of corruption and violence unleashed by
the extremist group Boko Haram.
Obama met with President Muhammadu Buhari less than
eight weeks after Buhari took office to underscore the
importance the U.S. attaches to good relations with
Nigeria.
The president said Buhari had "a very clear agenda in
defeating Boko Haram and extremists of all sorts inside of
his country. And he has a very clear agenda in terms of
rooting out the corruption that too often has held back the
economic growth and prosperity of his country."
Obama, speaking to reporters at the outset of the meeting,
said the U.S. hoped to partner with the country "so that
Nigeria ends up being not only an anchor of prosperity
and stability in the eastern part of the continent, but can
also be an outstanding role model for developing countries
around the world."
He added that he would discuss with Buhari how the two
nations can cooperate on counter-terrorism and how the
U.S. "can be helpful in addressing some of the corruption
issues that have held Nigeria back."
Buhari, for his part, said Nigeria would be "ever grateful" to
the U.S. for its support of free elections in his country.
Buhari said U.S. and European pressures to ensure the
election was "fair and credible led us to where we are
now."
U.S. relations with Nigeria soured over failures by the
government and military, including the inability to locate
more than 200 school girls, most of them Christian, who
were kidnapped by Boko Haram from the northern town of
Chibok in April 2014. The abduction led to international
condemnation and a campaign to "Bring Back Our Girls"
that reached as far as the White House.
Then-President Goodluck Jonathan was angered by the
U.S. refusal to sell his government helicopter gunships
and retaliated by halting a U.S. military training program.
Relations are now expected to improve under Buhari, a 72-
year-old former military dictator who has pledged
allegiance to democracy and promised to address U.S.
concerns.
Obama extended his invitation for a visit to Buhari almost
immediately after he was declared the winner of the March
election.
"This feels to us like Nigeria is at an important moment in
which there can be real reforms across the board," Grant
Harris, the senior director for African affairs at the
National Security Council, told reporters last week. "We're
looking forward to what we can do with a president who
has staked out an agenda that we think is the right
agenda at the right time."
Besides the Oval Office meeting with Obama, Buhari is to
meet with Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State
John Kerry and other senior administration officials.
- AP |
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