Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has expressed the hope that his forthcoming meeting with United States President, Barack Obama, will further strengthen bilateral ties between Nigeria and the U.S.
President Buhari shared his expectations at a meeting with the U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Mr Anthony J. Blinken, on Wednesday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.
The president said that his talks with President Obama would give a much needed motivation to his administration’s efforts to overcome the challenge of terrorism.
President Buhari told Mr Blinken that Nigeria also looks forward to greater support from the United States for the Multinational Joint Task Force being mobilised against Boko Haram.
He stressed that Nigeria and other Gulf of Guinea nations would welcome more cooperation from the U.S. to enhance maritime security in the gulf and curb crude oil theft.
On behalf of the U.S. President, Mr Blinken sympathised with President Buhari and all Nigerians over the recent loss of lives in terrorist attacks.
The Under-Secretary of State noted that he was convinced that President Buhari’s election would further expand the frontiers of the existing relationship between Nigeria and the United States.
He assured President Buhari that the United States Government would be ready to discuss all matters put forward by the Nigerian Government during his visit to Washington DC. (Channels TV)
•Photo shows President Buhari.
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