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Finally, Obama may visit Nigeria

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8 years ago

May 17, 2016

Indications emerged on Sunday that President Barack Obama of the United States may finally pay a state visit to Nigeria.

The New York Times reported that President Obama is considering a trip to Nigeria in July.

This is contained in a report by the paper which stated that “Less than two years after it blocked a sale of American-made attack helicopters to Nigeria from Israel because of human rights concerns, the Obama administration says it is poised to sell up to 12 light attack aircraft to Nigeria as part of an effort to support the country’s fight against the Boko Haram militant group.”

There have been concerns as to why the U.S President has not visited the most populous black nation in the world, having visited other countries considered as smaller to Nigeria, in every respect.

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