US Maintains Stand On President Jonathan's Pardon Of Alamieyeseigha
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The United States of America Wednesday said its position on the pardon granted the former Governor of Bayelsa State, Dipreye Alamieyeseigha by President Goodluck Jonathan, had not changed.
The Political Counsellor of the US Embassy in Nigeria, Gregory Lawless, told journalists at a teleconference on US-Nigeria Bi-National Commission in Abuja, that “The situation has not changed.”
He said his country had not departed from its earlier statement where it condemned the action.
He, however, added that whatever the disappointment was, the US had since moved on with its relationship with Nigeria.
“We have a very mature relationship. So we can recognise our differences and opinions on issues. We are moving on, we have a lot of things to do,” he added.
Lawless also assured Nigeria of the US support to tackle violent extremism.
Responding to a question on the proposed amnesty to Boko Haram members, Lawless said: “We are a working group as government of Nigeria embraces a more holistic approach to the issue of violent extremism, whether it is in the North or other areas.
We think it is a positive development. We would work with Nigerian government as it develops its own policy approach as to counter violent extremism.”
Reeling out the successes achieved so far by the bi-national commission, Lawless said the commission had successfully integrated civil society into the electoral process prior to the 2011 elections.
He said the commission had been able to sustained and elevated dialogue with energy sector officials on energy policy reforms to increase investment.
He said his country had not departed from its earlier statement where it condemned the action.
He, however, added that whatever the disappointment was, the US had since moved on with its relationship with Nigeria.
“We have a very mature relationship. So we can recognise our differences and opinions on issues. We are moving on, we have a lot of things to do,” he added.
Lawless also assured Nigeria of the US support to tackle violent extremism.
Responding to a question on the proposed amnesty to Boko Haram members, Lawless said: “We are a working group as government of Nigeria embraces a more holistic approach to the issue of violent extremism, whether it is in the North or other areas.
We think it is a positive development. We would work with Nigerian government as it develops its own policy approach as to counter violent extremism.”
Reeling out the successes achieved so far by the bi-national commission, Lawless said the commission had successfully integrated civil society into the electoral process prior to the 2011 elections.
He said the commission had been able to sustained and elevated dialogue with energy sector officials on energy policy reforms to increase investment.
