United States To Increase Investment In Lagos, Says Ambassador

Ahead of the inauguration of the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde   Fashola (SAN), for a second term in office, indicators of the global confidence in the state have continued to manifest as the United States Government promised to increase American investments in the state. 

The American Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Terence P. McCulley, who gave the hint in Lagos after a courtesy visit to the   

Governor, said his country would also seek opportunities to increase export from Nigeria to America adding that increase in investment would also lead to creation of jobs for the people and widening the scope of development. 

In an interview with newsmen after the visit to the State Governor, Mr. McCulley disclosed that he also briefed the Governor on what the American Government is doing in Lagos to mitigate the spread of HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, adding that his country is currently putting experts and facilities together to check the spread of the disease. 

On how his country could assist Nigeria to achieve a better and more credible election come 2015, the Ambassador declared, “Clearly, Nigerians should be very proud. The elections in April were one of the fairest and transparent in Nigeria’s history of elections. 

“The United States collaborated with INEC by providing technical assistance and by collaborating with political parties. We intend to continue that because our relationship with Nigeria is one of our strategic relations in Africa,” the Ambassador said. 

He said the American Government would continue to work with political parties and the civil society in Nigeria “so that in 2015, it will be a better process”.

The American Ambassador was accompanied on the visit by the American Consul General, Mr. Joseph D. Stanford and Chief of the Political/Economic Section, Mr. Philip R. Drouin among others.