Thomas Hushek, acting assistant
secretary, bureau of conflict and stabilisation operations, US department of
state
The US advises the Buhari
administration to explore possible options beyond military operations in
resolving Nigeria’s internal crisis - Thomas Hushek, acting assistant
secretary, bureau of conflict and stabilisation operations, US department of
state says durable peace in Nigeria will require a painstaking dialogue - Lai
Mohammed insists IPOB is a terrorist group The United States has called on the
President Muhammadu Buhari administration to explore the option of dialogue
when resolving internal crisis in Nigeria.Read more at: https://danelite.blogspot.com/
Abaribe The advice was given on
Thursday, September 28, in Washington DC when the US institute of peace (USIP)
convened a conference titled - Peace in Nigeria: How to build it, and America’s
role. The gathering which had in attendance US officials, diplomats and
Nigerian leaders, explored possible options beyond military operations in
resolving Nigeria’s internal crisis, the Guardian reports. The speakers at the
symposium advised the Nigerian government to strengthen the responsiveness of
state institutions, address grievances and perceptions before they escalate. Read more at: https://danelite.blogspot.com/
Thomas Hushek, the acting assistant
secretary, bureau of conflict and stabilisation operations, US department of
state, said durable peace in Nigeria will require a painstaking dialogue. The
diplomat stated that Nigeria is a very critical US partner on the continent,
but added that the Buhari government must in its pursuit of peace first
identify the options that citizens want implemented. Read
more at: https://danelite.blogspot.com/
He said: "Achieving stability
or building political peace is a political endeavor." Hushek noted that
the Nigerian government’s responsiveness to people’s needs would build trust
and encourage durable peace in the country. Meanwhile, Lai Mohammed who is the
minister of information and culture has expressed disappointment that the
United States does not agree that the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) is a
terrorist organisation. In an interview on BBC Focus Africa on Wednesday,
September 27, the minister said the utterances and acts of IPOB showed they
were terrorists. He said the federal government does not agree with the US
stance that the separatist group was not a terrorist orgamnisation. When asked
about what he thought concerning the position of the US that IPOB was not a
terrorist group, Mohammed described it as unfortunate. Read
more at: https://danelite.blogspot.com/
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