US IS READY TO SUPPORT NIGERIA GOVERNMENT TO FIGHT MASSIVE CORRUPTION, SAYS DONALD TRUMP
The Nigerian President, Muhammed Buhari in response acknowledged Trump’s mild gesture about Nigeria’s beauty, but did not immediately say whether he would invite him to Nigeria.
Buhari while speaking on the concerns about low patronage of Nigerian crude by the U.S. in recent years, said he would not tell another country what to do, praising the U.S. for its technological innovations that have helped reduce its reliance on oil.
On whether he was offended by Trump’s alleged denigration of African countries in the past, Buhari said he was skeptical about the media reports and would rather not comment on them,adding that his government had done a lot to curb human rights abuses in Nigeria, especially in the ongoing war against Boko Haram.
“I am being careful about what the press says about others and myself. But the best thing for me to do is to keep quiet. The government of Nigeria remains committed to human right,” even in the course of fighting terrorism’,Buhari said.
He declared that he had no problem with the presence of American troops in Nigeria, saying they are only in his country to offer training and other support that are crucial to winning the war against terrorism. “This is one of the best thing the United States could do for our country,” Buhari said.
Penpushing recalled that, the last sitting American President to visit Nigeria was George Bush, who came in in 2003 for discussions with former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
