John Kerry In Abuja To Hold Talks With Buhari

Mr Kerry, who arrived at about 3:05pm on Tuesday, was received by the State Chief of Protocol, Ambassador Lawal Kazaure.

Ambassador Kazaure took him upstairs into the President’s office for a meeting.

There are indications that President Buhari and Mr Kerry’s meeting would focus on strengthening bilateral ties between Nigeria and America.

The two leaders would also discuss further assistance from America towards addressing the Nigerian economy, militancy, terrorism, human rights issues and the fight against corruption.

The American envoy is also slated to meet with some governors from the northern part of Nigeria.

They are governors of Borno, Benue, Kwara, Bauchi, Adamawa, Sokoto and Zamfara.

Earlier at a meeting with the Sultan of Sokoto, Mr Kerry stressed the need for the fight against corruption to be a global security of the first order to bring violent extremism to an end.

Delivering a speech on Resilient Communities and Religious Tolerance in Countering Violent Extremism, Mr Kerry said extremists do not only kill people but also turn the most vulnerable among the society into killers.