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Obama wants Nigeria to become model for developing nations
 [AA.TR] President Barack ObamaI am the change that you seek... said Monday that the U.S. looks forward to helping Nigeria to become an "anchor" of prosperity and stability in the region. Right. Biafra as an economic powerhouse. Bring back our brains. Prior to a bilateral meeting with Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House, Obama said he would like to see the African country become a role model for developing countries and that he was eager to find ways in which the U.S. could be helpful in addressing corruption that have stunted the African country's development. "He's [Buhari] very concerned about the spread of Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... and the violence that's taken place there, and the atrocities that they've carried out, and has a very clear agenda in defeating Boko Haram and murderous Moslems of all sorts inside of his country," Obama said. "And he has a very clear agenda with respect to rooting out the corruption that too often has held back the economic growth and prosperity of his country," he added. It is Buhari's first visit to the U.S. since winning his country's presidential election in April. He said Nigeria would remain grateful to the U.S. for ensuring the elections were "free, fair and credible," and thanked the U.S. and Europe for their efforts in that regard at a time when the vote was threated by the Boko Haram Lion of Islam group. "Because there are fundamental objectives that identify all of Nigeria's people's Congress -- security, economy, employment especially of youth, and then fighting corruption," he said. In the lead up to the election, Buhari said he would fight against krazed killer groups and promised to increase the fight against Boko Haram. Posted by: Fred 2015-07-21 |
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