President Goodluck Jonathan will soon be in the United States of America on the invitation of President Barack Obama for talks on terrorism activities on the African continent and related issues.
This was disclosed to State House correspondents in Abuja by the United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, Wendy Sherman who is leading a delegation to the US-Nigeria Bi-National commission meeting, said all was set for both leaders to meet soon and discuss issues bordering on security, governance, education and agriculture.
According to her, while she came to the presidential villa to deliver a letter from Obama to the Nigerian president, Jonathan was “gracious enough to accept the letter, adding that we look forward to working further on the basis of the letter”.
She said, “The Bi-National Commission is really an invaluable tool for both nations to work together for a strong relationship, especially to support Nigeria as it moves forward to tackle its challenges. Our presidents are likely to meet soon. I will leave that announcement to the President of the United States and the President of Nigeria.
“The issues before the bi-national commission range from security to governance, education and agriculture. Nigeria is a very important country, not only here on the continent, but around the world. Nigeria has served on the Security Council of the UN and it is likely to do so again in future.
“It is the head of the Committee on Democracy and has been leader in so many ways, like in ECOWAS as a peace-keeper all around the world. These are the partnerships that are important to us. Secretary Kerry had a meeting with President Jonathan in Addis at the AU summit, and so, we look for every opportunity to strengthen our relationship.”