y Nse Anthony-Uko
(Sundiata Post) – US President, Donald Trump and Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari are scheduled to hold a joint press conference in the White House within the hour.
President Muhammadu Buhari has become the first leader from sub-Saharan Africa to be received by US President Donald Trump in talks at the White House on Monday.
At a meeting shortly after welcoming Buhari to the White House Mr Trump commented on their “great relationship” and planned talks about trade and security.
“Especially as it relates to terrorism,” Mr Trump said, adding that “we’ve had serious problems with Christians who have been murdered, killed in Nigeria”.
“We’re going to work on that problem and work on that problem very, very hard, because we can’t allow that to happen.”
President Buhari expressed gratitude the US government for its support in combating terrorism in the North East