U.S. offers to partner Jonathan on Nigeria’s growth

Guardian

3 June 2011

U.S. offers to partner Jonathan on Nigeria’s growth

THE United States (U.S.) government has expressed its readiness to work with President Goodluck Jonathan just as the Africans and Americans prepare for the African Growth Opportunity Act (AGOA) summit next week in Lusaka, Zambia.

Recalling his participation last Sunday at the inauguration of President Jonathan, which he personally attended, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Johnnie Carson, disclosed on Wednesday afternoon: “I returned Monday from Nigeria, where I had the honour to lead the presidential delegation to the inauguration of President Goodluck Jonathan, Nigeria’s new president.”

According to Carson, “that event signified substantial progress in Nigeria’s democratic development and a new beginning for the Nigerian people. We in Washington look forward to working with President Jonathan and the people of Nigeria to help them build on the 2011 elections to create a just, strong, and more prosperous future for all Nigerians.”

Speaking to the press in Washington DC, as many Nigerians and their friends around the world await the composition of a new cabinet, Carson commended the progress of Nigeria’s electoral and democratic transition.