Obama wants Nigeria to shift emphasis from oil to non oil

The Nigeria’s Ambassador and Head of Mission in the United States of America, Prof. Ade Adefuye, on Sunday evening listed some of the changes the US authorities expected to see in Nigeria henceforth.

Buhari and Obama

Adefuye spoke with journalists at the Embassy of Nigeria Building in Washington DC shortly before the arrival of President Muhammadu Buhari.

Buhari is currently on a four-day official visit to the country.

The ambassador listed one of the priority areas to include Nigeria’s shift of emphasis from oil to non-oil exports.

“America will want to see a shift of the emphasis from oil to non-oil exports, agriculture, power, infrastructure and solid materials and all the things that will help Nigeria to diversify,” he said.

Adefuye added that the US would also want to see a world where there would be consultations rather than confrontations.

He said since that was also the objective of Nigeria, the two countries had to complement each other.

He expressed the optimism that Buhari’s visit would bring about an improvement in the quality of relations between Nigeria and the US.

He said the visit would also strengthen relationship between Nigeria and America and a renewed commitment to protection of Nigeria’s territorial integrity in terms of stopping the offensive of Boko Haram.

He said the commitment of Nigeria to the development of the democratic process, rule of law and good governance was also important to the US.

Adefuye was optimistic that by the end of the visit, many political watchers would see concrete steps towards achieving those objectives.

Obama wants Nigeria to shift emphasis from oil to non oil