Abuja villagers stop US ambassador from entering village

Abuja villagers stop US ambassador from entering village

Some youths in Dakwa Village in the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory on Wednesday stopped a United States delegation from visiting the solar electrification project built for the community.

Drama started when the US Deputy Secretary of State, Mr. Anthony Blinken, who was expected to inspect the solar electrification project, initiated by a Mandela Washington Fellow, Olusegun Odunaiya, was not allowed to access the site.

2015 Elections to “precipitate violence that could destabilise Nigeria.”- US Ambassador

2015 Elections to “precipitate violence that could destabilise Nigeria.”- US Ambassador

A former United States’ ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has warned of likely large scale violence in the March 28 and April 11 polls.

A new report published and released by the US’ Council on Foreign Relations and authored by Campbell, said the 2015 elections may “precipitate violence that could destabilise Nigeria.”