US Vice-President Kamala Harris disclosed this at the White House after a meeting with her Nigerian counterpart, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
The United States government has asked Nigeria to act as role model of democracy to its African counterparts by conducting a peaceful election that reflects the will of the people.
US Vice-President Kamala Harris disclosed this at the White House after a meeting with her Nigerian counterpart, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Harris expressed hope that next year’s general election would be peaceful and reflective of the will of the people.
“Nigeria has also been an important partner in upholding the international rules-based order, whether it is tackling the democratic backsliding that we’ve been seeing in West Africa or standing up for Ukraine at the United Nations.
“The United States remains committed to supporting free and fair elections in Nigeria next February — elections which we have confidence will be peaceful and reflect the will of the people.
“And, of course, we do feel very strongly, as I know you do, that Nigeria is and must remain a bastion of democracy for West Africa. More broadly, Africa’s leadership is key to confronting all of the global challenges we face. And to that end, Nigeria is key.
“So we look forward to strengthening our partnership. I bring you greetings from President Joe Biden. I was just with him. And he and I remain committed to strengthening our relationship with Nigeria and with Africa as a continent as a whole. And we also look forward to hosting you in December at the summit here in Washington,” a statement shared on the website of the White House quoted the U.S VP as saying.
Osinbajo said both countries must continue to work together at the bilateral and multilateral levels to address common global challenges, promote peace and security, tackle pandemics, climate change, and economic adversity.
He also praised the US Inflation Reduction Act.
“We also must appreciate the firm support that we received from the US especially in our fight against terrorism within our borders and in the Sahel and of course, the very timely donation of vaccines, 4 million vaccines, as we battled the COVID-19 pandemic. And that, of course, was extremely useful,” he added.