
The former assistant secretary said in an interview
with Reuters that Washington should not let security issues overshadow
the need for closer trade and investment ties. In his words;
"Nigeria is the most important country in Africa, now more than ever the relationship with Nigeria should not rest essentially on a security and military-to-military relationship" Similarly, US Deputy Secretary of State Tony Blinken told Reuters that: "President Barack Obama has long seen Nigeria as arguably the most important strategic country in sub-Saharan Africa. "Over the years the ties between the US and Nigeria have strained because Nigerian government refused to investigate corruption allegations in the country.
Blinken said;
"The question is would there be an opportunity to deepen our engagement and that opportunity is now" when speaking on Buhari’s three-day visit to Washington. Hopefully, this Buhari's visit would yield a lot of fruit! Also, I'm very happy that even the Oyibo people know that Naija is a force to be reckoned with. If only we can just get past all of this little little things holding us back. God will help us my people.
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