President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday urged
United States President Barack Obama to
help to “fix Nigeria.”
“For you to fix the world, you must fix
Africa. For you to fix Africa, you must fix
Nigeria,” Dr. Jonathan told his American
counterpart.
Both leaders met at the Lyndon B. Johnson
suite in the Waldorf-Astoria. It was Obama’s
first stop in his swing through town for the
United Nations General Assembly.
Noting his trip to Africa at the beginning of
the summer, Obama said he saw common
interests in helping Nigeria improve its rural
electrification, empowering young people
through the Young African Leaders
programme, improving internal security in a
way consistent with human rights and “making
sure” Nigeria’s elections in 2015 continue to
improve the country’s democratic process.
And he said the attack at a Nairobi mall over
the weekend “underscores” the level to
which all countries are connected and their
need to work together.
“We stand with them against this terrible
outrage that’s occurred, we will provide them
with whatever law enforcement help that is
necessary,” Obama said. “The United States
will continue to work with the entire
continent of Africa and around the world to
make sure that we are dismantling these
networks of destruction.”
“I feel the pain of President Kenyatta …
terror anywhere is terror on all of us,”
Jonathan said.
Obama was joined by Secretary of State
John Kerry, National Security Adviser Susan
Rice, United Nations Ambassador Samantha
Power and deputy chief of staff Rob Nabors.
In a statement on the meeting between the
two Presidents, Dr. Jonathan’s spokesman
Reuben Abati said:
“President Goodluck Jonathan Monday in New
York called for a stronger global consensus
and determination to end the scourge of
terrorism as quickly as possible.
“Speaking at talks with President Barrack
Obama of the United States ahead of the
opening of the 68th session of the United
Nations tomorrow, President Jonathan said
that unless the international community
unites and deploys its enormous resources to
eradicate terrorism, it will continue to be
embarrassed by terrorist outrages such as
the heinous attack on defenceless shoppers
in Nairobi at the weekend which both leaders
strongly condemned.
“President Jonathan expressed his
appreciation of the support and assistance
Nigeria has been receiving from the United
States for its fight against domestic
terrorism. He added, however, that Nigeria
will welcome even more bilateral collaboration
in this regard.
“The President said his administration also
looked forward to the further strengthening
of Nigeria’s relations with the United States
in the areas of trade and economic
development.
“He reassured President Jonathan of his
commitment to the continuous strengthening
of Nigeria’s electoral processes and the
country’s democratic institutions.
President Jonathan also applauded President
Obama’s Power Africa and Youth Leadership
Initiatives, saying that both initiatives would
complement aspects of his administration’s
agenda for national transformation.
“President Obama had while welcoming
President Jonathan to their meeting at the
Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York,
described Nigeria as a critical partner of the
United States in Africa.
“He assured President Jonathan that the
United States will continue to cooperate with
Nigeria in all possible areas, including the war
against domestic and global terrorism.
“President Jonathan was accompanied to the
talks by the Minister of State (Foreign
Affairs) Prof. Viola Onwuliri, Nigeria’s
Ambassador to the United States, Prof.
Adebowale Adefuye, the Minister of
Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Allison
Madueke, and the Governor of Gombe State,
Alhaji Ibrahim Dankwambo.”

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Thats down grading
USA have their own unsolve problems, while still planning war on Syria
Obama can not do anything tangible to Nigeria Economy that will affect the whole Nation, except for the politician.
Probably the call for Barri-O-Bomber to Fix Nigeria is to interfere in the coming election (not certain though).
Thats statement can be liken to mediocrity incapability to move the nation and to provide FRESH AIR as promised, let Baba GEJ step down @ 2015, not bad even today

By the way Nigeria Can fix itself Before President Obama Wake from Bed. At least we Wake-up 8hours before the Americans