{"id":197063,"date":"2022-06-18T07:31:59","date_gmt":"2022-06-18T06:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=197063"},"modified":"2022-06-18T12:25:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-18T11:25:15","slug":"us-weve-interest-in-nigeria-because-it-determines-africas-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/18\/us-weve-interest-in-nigeria-because-it-determines-africas-development\/","title":{"rendered":"US: Why we&#8217;ve interest in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Victoria Nuland, the United States of America\u2019s Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs has stated that the\u00a0US government is strategically interested in Nigeria because the country practices democracy and is the sole decider in the growth of the African continent.<\/p>\n<p>This was stated on Thursday by Ambassador Nuland during a press briefing with selected media correspondents at the US Ambassador to Nigeria\u2019s residence, Maitama, Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cThe way Nigeria goes is the way the continent goes. Concerning our strategic interest in the country, there\u2019s always a war between authoritarianism and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/13\/three-persons-slump-at-democracy-day-parade-in-abuja\/\">democracy<\/a>, and considering the fact that Nigeria is the largest democracy in Africa, if Nigeria can become increasingly stable and secure, empower its population, diversify its economy and empower the next generation, it will be a powerful engine not only for itself but for the African continent and all democracies across the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Under Secretary, who also met with the Vice-President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and the Chief of Staff to the President, Ibrahim Gambari, at the State House, said the focus of her visit was concerning the issues of security, free, fair, credible and peaceful elections.<\/p>\n<p>Nuland said, \u201cWe have been focusing on the issues of security, free, fair, credible, and peaceful elections. We also talked more broadly about our security relationship, but at the high end in terms of the holistic approach to security, earlier we delivered some Tucano jets, and we are about to have a new delivery of helicopters as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cConcerning our cooperation, we talked about the fact that security needs to be about countering terrorism at the high end, however, it also needs to be about what comes behind it \u2013 such as better governance, employment, and better opportunity, which would drive out the ability of terrorists and terrorism to return to communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She noted that it was one thing to root out terrorists from communities, but the government must also provide sustainable policing, community security, better services, and good governance, otherwise, the terrorists would always be back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way terrorists get into communities and destroy the fabric of the nation is \u2018an evil thing.\u2019 We think that Nigeria, with our support, needs to address this in a holistic way. However, what we are trying to do now in our collaboration with the government is to integrate the air and ground approach to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/06\/18\/owo-massacre-reps-to-revisit-state-police-as-insecurity-deepens\/\">security<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Commending Nigeria for its leadership in the Economic Community of West African States, she said, \u201cWe need a regional approach to this problem because these terrorists are running across borders, and we all need to work together. Nigeria plays a huge role not only for its own security but also for the security of the region, through the ECOWAS.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nuland, who also met with some members of civil society organisations to discuss the forthcoming 2023 general election among other issues, noted that the U.S. was very pleased with the new Electoral Act and also the longer period for campaigns towards the elections.<\/p>\n<p>She said, \u201cWe\u2019re very pleased with the new Electoral Act and also the longer period for campaigns towards the elections. 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