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OP ED: Nigeria Committed to Good Governance and Fighting Terror - By Muhammadu Buhari

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<b>This month, the world moved a step closer to the defeat of Boko Haram, the jihadist group that has terrorised hundreds of thousands in the northern states of Nigeria. In one of my first acts since taking office as president six weeks ago, I have replaced the heads of Nigeria’s army, navy and air force. Our new military leadership has not been chosen because of their familiarity with those in government, as was too often the case in the past, but on their track records and qualifications alone.</b></div>
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These new military leaders will be based in Borno State in northern Nigeria, where the headquarters of the armed services has been relocated. This shift of resources and command directly to the front line, in addition to the replacement of the head of the State Security Service, Nigeria’s intelligence organisation, and a new emphasis on working in partnership with our neighbours, has equipped us to take the fight directly to Boko Haram.</div>
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Already we are beginning to see a degrading of Boko Haram’s capabilities as a fighting force. In recent weeks, it appears to have shifted away from confronting the military directly to an increase in attacks on civilian areas, as we saw only last week when an elderly woman and 10-year-old girl blew themselves up at a Muslim prayer gathering in northeastern Nigeria. We should not be confused by this change, hateful as it is: It does not mean that Boko Haram is succeeding in its aims - it shows that it is losing.</div>
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<span style="font-family: '';"><i>We seek the support and partnership of the United States in these tasks. The importance of the fight against terrorism and corruption in Nigeria, Africa’s most powerful economy and largest populace, cannot be underestimated. Our allies can provide much-needed military training and intelligence as our soldiers take the war effort to Boko Haram. Similarly, we look to U.S. businesses as well as the Obama administration to help develop governance initiatives that can ensure that Nigeria’s wealth benefits all its people, not just a few. By taking these steps, we will be positioned to benefit from increased investment - particularly in energy and electricity - from the United States.</i></span></blockquote>
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While we work to defeat the terrorists, I ask the people of Nigeria and the world for resolve and fortitude. The campaign we will wage will not be easy; it may not be swift. We should expect stages of success and also moments when it may appear that our advances have been checked. But no one should have any doubt as to the strength of our collective will or my commitment to rid this nation of terror and bring back peace and normalcy to all affected areas.</div>
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Similarly, my determination should not be underestimated in other matters. This includes instilling good governance and tackling the scourge of corruption that has held Nigeria back for too long.</div>
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As I meet with President Obama today - the first time a president of the United States will encounter a Nigerian counterpart following the peaceful transfer of power in a contested election in our history - I will be discussing my plans for critical reforms. So, too, will I discuss why the formation of my administration is taking time and, crucially, why it must. Already there are voices saying these changes are taking too long - even though only six weeks have passed since my inauguration. I hear such calls, but this task cannot and should not be rushed.</div>
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When cabinet ministers are appointed in September, it will be some months after I took the oath of office. It is worth noting that Obama himself did not have his full Cabinet in place for several months after first taking office; the United States did not cease to function in the interim. In Nigeria’s case, it would neither be prudent nor serve the interests of sound government to have made these appointments immediately on my elevation to the presidency; instead, Nigeria must first put new rules of conduct and good governance in place.</div>
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<span style="font-family: '';"><i>I was elected on a platform of change. I know this is what the people of Nigeria desire more than anything else. I know they are impatient for action. I realise the world waits to see evidence that my administration will be different from all those that came before. Yet reforming my country after so many years of abuse cannot be achieved overnight. In our campaigns against both Boko Haram and corruption, we should remain steadfast and remember, as it is said: "Have patience. All things become difficult before they become easy."</i></span></blockquote>
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I cannot stress how important it is to ensure that this process is carried out correctly, just as it has been crucial to first install the correct leadership of the military and security services before we fully take the fight to Boko Haram.</div>
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There are too few examples in the history of Nigeria since independence where it can be said that good management and governance were instituted at a national level. This lack of a governance framework has allowed many of those in charge, devoid of any real checks and balances, to plunder. The fact that I now seek Obama’s assistance in locating and returning $150 billion in funds stolen in the past decade and held in foreign bank accounts on behalf of former, corrupt officials is testament to how badly Nigeria has been run. This way of conducting our affairs cannot continue.</div>
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Indeed, the failure of governance, it can be argued, has been as much a factor in Nigeria’s inability thus far to defeat Boko Haram as have been issues with the military campaign itself.</div>
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So the path we must take is simple, even if it is not easy: First, instill rules and good governance; second, install officials who are experienced and capable of managing state agencies and ministries; and third, seek to recover funds stolen under previous regimes so that this money can be invested in Nigeria for the benefit of all of our citizens.</div>
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We seek the support and partnership of the United States in these tasks. The importance of the fight against terrorism and corruption in Nigeria, Africa’s most powerful economy and largest populace, cannot be underestimated. Our allies can provide much-needed military training and intelligence as our soldiers take the war effort to Boko Haram. Similarly, we look to U.S. businesses as well as the Obama administration to help develop governance initiatives that can ensure that Nigeria’s wealth benefits all its people, not just a few. By taking these steps, we will be positioned to benefit from increased investment - particularly in energy and electricity - from the United States.</div>
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I was elected on a platform of change. I know this is what the people of Nigeria desire more than anything else. I know they are impatient for action. I realise the world waits to see evidence that my administration will be different from all those that came before. Yet reforming my country after so many years of abuse cannot be achieved overnight. In our campaigns against both Boko Haram and corruption, we should remain steadfast and remember, as it is said: "Have patience. All things become difficult before they become easy."</div>
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<b>Muhammadu Buhari (GCFR) is President and Commander-In-Chief of Nigeria’s Armed Forces.</b></div>
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<i>This Op-Ed was initially published in <b>The Washington Post </b>on July 20 in preparation for President Buhari's meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House during his State Visit to the United States.</i></div>
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OP ED: Nigeria Committed to Good Governance and Fighting Terror - By Muhammadu Buhari

This month, the world moved a step closer to the defeat of Boko Haram, the jihadist group that has terrorised hundreds of thousands in ...

Buhari Has "Clear Agenda" To Defeat Boko Haram - Obama

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<b>WASHINGTON DC, USA - US President Barack Obama has praised Nigeria's leader Muhammadu Buhari, saying he has a clear agenda to defeat militant Islamist group Boko Haram and to tackle corruption, <i>Reuters </i>news agency reports.</b></div>
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He was speaking as he met Mr Buhari for the first time at the White House since the Nigerian president was elected to office in March.</div>
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Buhari Has "Clear Agenda" To Defeat Boko Haram - Obama

WASHINGTON DC, USA - US President Barack Obama has praised Nigeria's leader Muhammadu Buhari, saying he has a clear agenda to defea...

[PHOTOS]: President Obama Welcomes President Buhari To The White House

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<b>WASHINGTON DC, USA - President Muhammadu Buhari met US President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday.</b></div>
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The meeting marked an effort to shore up relations between the US and the nation with Africa's largest economy and to seek additional assistance in the fight against terror group, Boko Haram.</div>
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The Oval Office meeting was also due to cover the economy and corruption in Nigeria.</div>
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In remarks to reporters beforehand, Obama said Buhari had a clear agenda to defeat Boko Haram and to root out corruption in his country.</div>
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Obama restated the US readiness to work with Nigeria and ensuring that the African nation could fulfill its potential in providing leadership not just to West Africa but making its mark among the comity of nations.</div>
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The US President noted that Nigerians had continued to make significant marks in different fields outside the shores of Nigeria.</div>
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[PHOTOS]: President Obama Welcomes President Buhari To The White House

WASHINGTON DC, USA - President Muhammadu Buhari met US President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday. The meeting marked an e...

[PHOTOS]: President Buhari Arrives The US On Official Visit

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<b>WASHINGTON DC, US - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday began a 4-day official state visit to the United States of America on the invitation of the US President Barack Obama.</b></div>
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Buhari left Nigeria with a 33-man delegation for a meeting with US officials.</div>
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[PHOTOS]: President Buhari Arrives The US On Official Visit

WASHINGTON DC, US - Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday began a 4-day official state visit to the United States of America ...

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<b>As the May 29 inauguration of Nigeria's President-elect and the Vice President-elect draws closer, pressure is mounting on the White House on who to represent the United States at the event.</b></div>
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While the immediate past U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Johnnie Carson, is asking President Barack Obama to send his deputy, Vice President Joe Biden, to lead the American delegation to the event, a pro-Africa U.S. lobby group in Washington DC and the Christian Association of Nigerian-Americans, CANAN are requesting President Obama to attend the event himself.</div>
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In a press statement over the weekend Mr. Carson, who had advised Obama as the most senior government official on Africa (after the Secretary of State) until late 2013, however, requested that the U.S. President visit Nigeria in July while heading out to East Africa as already announced.</div>
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The U.S. President is not ready yet to announce a delegation to the Nigeria's presidential swearing-in ceremony on May 29. according to Natalie Wozniak, a White House spokesperson.</div>
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But such an announcement is expected in the forthcoming week based on traditional practices by the White House. There has been news reports and claims that Mr. Obama is planning to send a high-powered, presidential scale delegation possibly led by his wife, the VP or the U.S. Secretary of State.</div>
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Specifically regarding the Buhari-Osinbajo inauguration, Ambassador Carson noted that "President Obama should send a high level delegation to President Buhari's inauguration in Abuja on May 29.</div>
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According to him, "this delegation should be led by Vice President Joe Biden, who engaged with both President Jonathan and president-elect Buhari in the run-up to the presidential election."</div>
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Continuing, the former U.S. official said if Mr. Biden "is unable to go, Secretary of State - John Kerry, National Security Advisor - Susan Rice, Homeland Security Secretary - Jeh Johnson or Agriculture Secretary - Thomas Vilsack should lead the delegation, which should include senior officials from several cabinets departments, including the Department of Defense."</div>
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In a similar vein, CANAN and another leading U.S. group released separate statements outrightly asking the US President to be personally present at the May 29 event in Abuja.</div>
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The group - Constituency for Africa - is considered one of the leading organizations in the US "committed to educating and mobilizing the US public on matters pertaining to Africa."</div>
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Its president, Melvin Foote, in the statement argued that "last month, Nigeria completed its election process in a peaceful and transparent manner. While the U.S. applauded this positive feat, our involvement cannot conclude just yet. In fact, in some ways, it is only just beginning - which is why I strongly urge President Barack Obama to attend the inauguration of President-Elect Mohammadu Buhari on May 29."</div>
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He stated that "President Obama's presence at this historic inauguration would send the right signal at the right time. This election was a landmark victory for democracy in Africa and for struggling people elsewhere around the world, and his participation would make a powerful statement of hope and renewal. Nigeria is in the balance. While it is dealing with a brutal terrorism campaign in the north, and multiple other development challenges elsewhere across the country - still it is the largest economy in a very important part of the world and - is poised to achieve much more in the years ahead."</div>
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CANAN, in its own statement asked Mr. Obama to consider attending the Buhari-Osinbajo inauguration as a means of further spurring the democratic fervour and ferment which is currently at play in the country.</div>
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According to the National Secretariat of CANAN, "while with the help of the LORD, Nigerians take the lead in the credit for the successful elections, the role of the US President and government cannot be over-emphasized.</div>
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"We remember how President Barack Obama took time to personally record and send an official White House video message to Nigerians ahead of the presidential elections, saying all the right things.</div>
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"By attending the inauguration personally, Obama will cap the whole affair graciously and end the controversial fallouts of the exclusion of Nigeria in his prior visits to Africa. CANAN wishes the President take a very deep reflection on this matter and add a great spur to the ferment of change that is ongoing in Nigeria by being personally present at the Buhari-Osinbajo inauguration on May 29. It will set a new tone not only in US-Nigeria relations, but in US relationship with Africa as a whole."</div>
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In his statement urging Mr. Obama to visit Nigeria in July when he is scheduled to visit Kenya and Ethiopia, Mr, Carson said: "it would be deeply troubling for many Nigerians to see Africa's largest democracy snubbed at this important moment in its history".</div>
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Mr. Carson who advised Obama on Africa all through his first term in office and beyond conceded that: "relations between Abuja and Washington have frayed over the past two years, largely over security issues and differences over the handling of Boko Haram."</div>
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He suggested that by sending a high powered delegation to the presidential inauguration in Nigeria and then dropping by in Nigeria on his way to East Africa in July, President Obama can bring about a new beginning between Nigeria and the U.S. with the emergence of the Buhari-Osinbajo presidency.</div>
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