Nigeria and the United States have agreed to deepen the long-standing relationship between both countries based on mutual trust

  This formed the basis of discussion as Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, at the Presidential Villa, received the Commander of the US-Africa Command, General ThomasWaldhauser and the American Ambassador in Nigeria, Hon. Stuart Symington.

  According to the acting president, it was the belief of the Buhari presidency that the United States was committed to helping the country with some of her challenges especially in the Northeast, explaining that issues around human rights concerns in the country should be viewed against the context of an unusual kind of warfare with terrorists and insurgents.
  He restated the readiness of the Buhari administration to conclusively end the problem “as quickly as possible.”
  While emphasising on the support of the US so far, he stated that the Federal Government would welcome more US military cooperation and also assistance in dealing with the consequent humanitarian situation in the NorthEast.
  In his remarks, the head of the US Africa Command, General Waldhauser expressed the readiness of the US government to accelerate its contributions towards terrorism.