President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, July 20, in Washington DC, U.S. was hosted to a breakfast meeting by American Vice-President, Joe Biden, where they compared notes on the terror war.
At the meeting, which held at the Naval Observatory,
official residence of Vice President, Biden shared with his guest what
the U.S. has learnt from the terror war, saying that "victory cannot
come from military option alone.’’
He said that
military option must be combined with strong socio-economic support
programmes, promising that the U.S. would work with Nigeria in that
direction.
Biden assured of the goodwill of the
U.S. in rebuilding the Nigerian economy, but observed that corruption
and weak institutions must be tackled, if Nigeria is to benefit from
reforms.
He stressed that seasoned technocrats
must manage key sectors of the Nigerian economy, and only then will
investors be attracted to the country.
Biden
congratulated Buhari on his victory at the March 2015 elections, adding
that it was obvious that the President enjoyed the confidence of the
Nigerian people.
In his remarks, Buhari thanked
the U.S. for standing by Nigeria in the run up to general elections
early this year, noting that the visit of the Secretary of State, John Kerry, was critical as it sent home the message that America would not brook the subversion of the people's will.
On
oil theft, the President estimated losses between 10 and 20 billion
dollars, stressing that such income could have been deployed with
salutary impact on various spheres of national life such as education
and healthcare, among others.
NAN reports that both America and Nigeria pledged renewed commitment to work as partners at the very insightful meeting.
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