Last month, Nigeria completed a
Competitive national election in a peaceful and transparent manner . While the United States lent a hand as the democratic process played out, its participation cannot conclude with it applauding Nigeria ’s success from afar. In fact, in some ways, its involvement is only beginning, which is why I strongly urge President Obama to attend the inauguration of President -elect Muhammadu Buhari on May 29 .

Obama’s presence at this historic event would send the right signal at the right time. This election was a landmark victory for democracy in Africa and for struggling people everywhere, and the U . S. president’ s participation would make a powerful statement of hope and renewal . Nigeria is at a crossroads. While it faces a
brutal terrorism campaign in the north, and multiple other development challenges elsewhere across the country , it remains the largest economy in an extremely important part of the world and is poised to achieve much more in the years ahead .
Nigerians are well aware that Obama bypassed their country during two previous visits to Africa . Many excused this, believing his decision was based on the fact that Nigeria had not shown sufficient progress on its democratic processes . They were also mindful of concerns about corruption, along with the fierce security threats posed by Boko Haram.


But conditions on the ground have changed dramatically . There is a new , hopeful landscape in Nigeria that could be broadcast loudly to the world by Obama ’s presence at the inauguration. His attendance could also provide the spark needed to reenergize and refocus U . S -Nigeria relations , a partnership that appears to have stumbled recently .
The United States has an enormous stake in what happens in Nigeria . Credit for the successful elections rightly belongs to the Nigerian people, but they are the first to admit that the United States provided strong support to the electoral process. This explains why Buhari, in his victory speech, promptly expressed the gratitude of the Nigerian people to the United States and other international partners . He also pledged to engage the governments of partners such as the United States in tackling Nigeria’ s numerous challenges .


The inauguration ceremony will be a defining moment for Nigeria’ s maturing democracy. The day will be a call for Nigerians and their foreign friends and partners to demonstrate the strength and promise of their collective commitment to democracy.
Who better to embrace and validate this new budding freedom in Nigeria than the leader of the world ’s most prestigious democracy, the United States ?

we dont want to be america puppet

tobtap:
we dont want to be america puppet

Obama attending an inauguration in Nigeria doesn't make us puppets.....

We make ourselves puppets to the international community when we rely on loans to pay civil servants salaries and pray and beg for aid to lift our poor out of poverty. Based on this, I dare say we've been puppets for a very long time but we have a chance to start afresh now.

South Korea, Japan and Saudi Arabia are countries that prove that you could be very close friends with america and still maintain your dignity while assuring your populace access to a very good life.

We can get assistance from America without losing our identity or dignity. GMB by his victory has shown that Nigerians now have a say in who governs them while gej conceeding has shown that the Nigerian big man is also capable of listening to the voice of reason.

These are the tenets of great democracies and we've shown that we've arrived and are ready to play like big men.....no more puppets.

I keep saying this, "no country developed by visits of American president"
American overtures are always laden with exploitation.
Obama is a mistake Americans made twice. He is more of an Arab than a typical African American. Apart from his well rehearsed speeches, there's nothing about him.