The US Consul General, Jeffrey Hawkins, said the US government has invested a total sum of $5 million to strengthen the Nigerian private sector, especially the energy sector in recent times.
Hawkins made this disclosure while speaking as a guest in a television magazine programme in Lagos.
According to him, “The idea is to address some of the key problems in Nigeria, five of these have topped the list, we have regional security, transparency and democracy in government, energy and investment, agriculture and food security and the Niger delta region.”
He said that America has so much at stake in Nigeria, as Nigeria is the 2nd largest investment destination in Africa and Nigeria’s success is tied to America’s.
He added that three million dollars has been spent every year to assist law enforcement agencies like EFCC and NDLEA.
Mr. Hawkins maintained that Nigeria is very important to the USA and whether the president makes a stop at Nigeria on his African visits or not is not important to the relationship they have already established
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