President Buhari met with President Barack Obama and
Vice President Joe Biden at the Oval Office at the US White House, the
National security advisor, Susan Rice and Secretary of State, John Kerry
were also in attendance. He also have an audience with the US
Secretary of Commerce, Penny Pritzker, discussed how to improve
business relations between both countries.
President Buhari then head to a crucial meeting with the US Attorney General, Loretta Lynch to discuss a bilateral strategy to trace assets looted by members of the previous government of President Goodluck Jonathan. He was accompanied to that meeting by the Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, the Solicitor General of the Nigerian federation and the Permanent Secretary for Foreign Affairs.
Later in the day, Buhari, accompanied by the Central Bank Governor
and the Acting DG of the Nigerian Stock Exchange, met with the US
Secretary of the Treasury, Jack Lew.
To cap the day, Buhari had a dinner with members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and The Corporate Council on Africa. They are expected to discuss ways of strengthening business relationships between the US business community and Nigeria, and elaborate on efforts to combat security threats.
The following is a collection of tweets from the Presidential
spokesperson, Femi Adesina, during the President's meeting with Obama.
