The President of the United States of America, Joe Biden, on Tuesday called President Bola Tinubu and they spoke on wide ranging issues for about 30 minutes.
Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, made this known on Tuesday when he spoke with State House Correspondents.
Tuggar said during the call, which began at about 4pm, Biden thanked Tinubu for the collaboration between the two countries with regard to law enforcement as well as the release of one of the suspects of the cryptocurrency exchange company, Binance.
He said President Tinubu in turn thanked the US for the partnership and collaboration in numerous areas, and also discussed the issue of cooperation with regard to security in Africa and in particular in West Africa.
He said the partnership was in the area of sharing of intelligence, application of technology, kinetic and non-kinetic, and training.
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Tuggar revealed: “He equally assured President Biden that the partnership will continue, and he stated that the future of the world relied on Africa, which was why it was important for this partnership to continue.
“The two leaders also discussed the issue of permanent seat and the United Nations Security Council, and President Biden once again assured that the United States is committed to seeing Africa having two permanent seats.
“He also reiterated that he does not see any reason why one of those seats should not belong to Nigeria, given its position in Africa, its stature and its importance.”
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