… Military options alone can’t end insurgency – U.S vice president
President Muhammadu Buhari and United States vice president, Joe Biden, meet in Washington on Monday and compared notes on terror war undertaken by both countries.
America had been beleaguered by terrorists, who launched massive attacks that killed thousands in September 2001, while Nigeria battles the Boko Haram sect causing carnage in the Northeast part of the country.
At the breakfast meeting hosted by Biden at his Naval Observatory official residence, the American Vice President shared with President Buhari what the U.S had learnt from the terror war, counseling that victory cannot come from military option alone.
A statement issued by the President’s media aide, Femi Adesina, quoted Biden as saying “military option must be combined with strong socio-economic support programmes,” promising that America would work with Nigeria in that direction.
He assured of the U.S goodwill in rebuilding the Nigerian economy, but observed that corruption and weak institutions must be tackled, if Nigeria was to benefit from reforms.
Biden added that seasoned technocrats must manage key sectors of the Nigerian economy, and only then would investors be attracted to the country.
He also congratulated Buhari on his victory in the March 28 presidential election, adding that it was obvious that the President enjoys the confidence of the Nigerian people.
Buhari thanked the U.S for standing by Nigeria in the run up to general elections early this year, noting that the visit of the Secretary of State, John Kerry, was critical as it sent home the message that America would not brook the subversion of the people’s will.
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