Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Obama Won't Visit Nigeria. The Why, And What We Think!

American Deputy National Security Advisor, Ben Rhodes, made clarifications at a briefing on Tuesday 25th June, 2013.

According to the US official, the ongoing insecurity seems to be responsible for the exclusion of Nigeria in Obama’s second visit to the continent.

President Obama will be visiting Senegal for West Africa, Tanzania for East Africa and South Africa.
Trade and Investment, democratic institution-building, young people, and economic growth will be the focus of his visit.

How be it, Nigeria has a lot of work to do, with the security issues and economic growth. When this is settled, or progressively dealt with, she would naturally be the first choice of visit.