The US President frowned at the
killing of Christians and Muslims in Nigeria, spoke on trade between the US and
Nigeria, and said Nigeria is reputed as the “most beautiful country”.
Here are seven things we learnt
from the press conference:
STOP THE KILLING OF
CHRISTIANS — AND MUSLIMS
President Trump asked the President
to halt the killing and persecution of Christians — and the killing of Muslims
in the country.
TRUMP WANTS NIGERIA’S SUPPORT FOR
US 2026 WORLD CUP BID
At the press conference, Trump
asked President Buhari to support the United States bid to host the 2026 world
cup. He said Canada and Mexico are also bidding to host the world cup in 2026.
“We would be watching very
closely, and any help they could give us on that bid, we would appreciate,”
Trump said.
NIGERIA HAS REPUTATION FOR
CORRUPTION, BUT BUHARI HAS CUT THAT DOWN VERY SUBSTANTIALLY
The US President also said
Nigeria has a historical reputation for corruption, but President Buhari has
been working to cut that down very substantially.
“In terms of corruption, Nigeria
has a reputation for very massive corruption, but I also know that the
president has been able to cut that down very substantially, we talked about
it, and they have made a lot of progress,” Trump said.
WE DIDN’T DISCUSS “SHITHOLE
COUNTRIES”
President Buhari, being the first
president from sub-Saharan Africa to visit Trump after the US president was
reported to have made vulgar comments about African countries, was asked if he
discussed that.
The Nigerian president said he is
very careful about what the press says about him and other leaders, adding that
he did not mention anything about the comments.
Trump in turn, said: “We didn’t
discuss it, and you do have some countries that are in very bad shape, and very
tough places to live in. We didn’t discuss because the president knows me, and
he knows where I am coming from, and I appreciate that”.
BUHARI CAN’T TELL US WHAT TO DO
President Buhari, while answering
questions on US import of Nigerian crude, said he cannot tell the US what to
do, but urged the country to invest in technological advancements that could
make use of Nigeria’s oil.
WE GIVE YOU $1BN IN AID — TAKE
DOWN NIGERIA’S TRADE BARRIERS
Trump said Nigeria has trade
barriers in place against the United States, and said both countries are
working on ripping down those trade barriers.
“We give Nigeria well over $1
billion in trade every year, and we have already started talking with the
president about taking down the trade barriers; very substantial barriers to
the United States trade,” Trump said.
NIGERIA WANTS OUR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
The US president added that
Nigeria was interested in agricultural products from his country, stating that
plans are now in place to allow export of US farm produce to Nigeria — for the
good of US farmers, Nigeria, and Africa.
THERE’S NO COUNTRY MORE BEAUTIFUL
THAN NIGERIA
When asked if he would visit
Nigeria, Trump said he would like to visit the country, adding that he has
heard that there is no country more beautiful than Nigeria.
“I would like to visit Nigeria,
it is an amazing country, and in certain ways,
I hear from the standpoint of the beauty of a country, there is no
country more beautiful,” Trump said.
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