According to reports, Phee informed President Tinubu that President Biden wanted to meet with him in late September in New York City during the UN General Assembly to continue the conversation.
President Bola Tinubu has been invited to a talk by Vice President Joe Biden of the United States of America.
The US Presidential Envoy & Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Molly Phee, reportedly revealed this when he visited President Tinubu of Nigeria on Saturday, according to a statement from the Special Adviser to President Tinubu on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
According to reports, Phee informed President Tinubu that President Biden wanted to meet with him in late September in New York City during the UN General Assembly to continue the conversation.
The American representative pointed out that Tinubu is the only African leader who has received such an invitation from the US President.
“We are dedicated to working closely with you to achieve that as part of efforts to boost the Nigerian economy and the regional economy. We are aware that there is more we can do to encourage substantial American investment in Nigeria.
“We appreciate your willingness to support that by creating a supportive workplace. You are the only African head of state that President Joe Biden has asked to meet with outside of the UNGA. He clearly values your leadership, as seen by this, according to the U.S. Special Envoy.
At a time when independent African democracies are being attacked by anti-democratic elements both inside and outside of the continent, Tinubu counselled Phee to make sure that US policy is consciously cooperative with those nations.
In order to meet the developmental needs of younger democracies in Africa that operate in authoritarian-crowded environments, the President noted that American-backed development finance and multilateral institutions, which were designed to support war-torn Europe after World War II, need swift and comprehensive reform. This will prevent the legitimate aspirations of Africans from being used to further the narrow objectives of self-seeking demagogues through unconstitutional means.
Yes, the private sector will take the lead once we’ve established an environment that makes that possible, but the US government needs to think creatively and methodically develop incentives to encourage US industrial investment in Nigeria. Nigeria, under my direction, is prepared to solve their particular regulatory, tax, and environmental concerns. I’m resolved to provide prosperity to every family in Nigeria, the president vowed.
The Nigerian leader reaffirmed that the crisis in the Niger Republic would not prevent him from successfully completing his economic reform programme for the benefit of Nigerians and that in his approach towards how ECOWAS would handle the regional standoff, he would only advance the interests of his own country, Nigeria.
“We are actively using our diplomatic resources to try and resolve the situation in Niger amicably. ECOWAS is ready for any alternative, but I’m still holding it back till I’ve tried all other corrective measures. War is not the best course of action for my economic reforms or the region, but defending democracy is inviolable. The ECOWAS Chairman stated, “There is an agreement that we would not allow anyone to cynically purchase time.
The US Special Presidential Envoy highlighted the respect the US Administration has for the leadership of the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government by pledging its support for ECOWAS’ position.
President Tinubu continued by saying that he accepts the invitation to speak with the American president during the UN General Assembly and that, notwithstanding recent events in America and other growing democracies across the world, the task of refining democracy never ends, even in developed democracies.
