Flash; u.s Congressman call for buhari's probe.

Tom Marino, a United States of American, U.S, Congressman, has written a letter to President Obama through the U.S Secretary of State, John Kerry, urging the President Obama to withhold the assistance rendered to Nigeria, based on the “autocratic tendencies” of President Muhammadu Buhari.
In the letter, which THISDAY said it exclusively obtained, on Sunday September 4, Marino, claimed that there were a number of warning signs emerging in the current administration.
He also expressed concern over Nigeria’s anti-corruption war, saying, “of additional concern is President Buhari’s selective anti-corruption drive, which has focused almost exclusively on members of the opposition party, over-looking corruption among some of Buhari’s closest Advisors. Politicising his anti-corruption efforts, has only reinforced hostility among Southerners”.
He asked the U.S to refrain from selling war planes and other military equipment to Nigeria, until Buhari establishes a track record of working towards inclusion.
“I am encouraged by the personal interest you have taken, in aiding Nigeria and its administration, as it takes on endemic corruption, multiple insurgent movements, and a faltering economy. However, I believe there are a number of warning signs emerging in the Buhari administratio,n that signal ‘the man who once led Nigeria as a military dictator, might be sliding towards former autocratic tendencies.
“I would urge the US to withhold its security assistance to the nation, until President Buhari demonstrates a commitment to inclusive government, and the most basic tenets of democracy: freedom to assemble and freedom of speech. A logical start towards this commitment, is for the Nigerian government to hold accountable those members of the Nigerian Police Force and the Nigerian military complicity in extra-judicial killings and war crimes.

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