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Amid one of the US’ sharpest confrontations with Israel since the 1956 Suez crisis, Kerry said in a speech that Israel jeopardised hopes of peace in the Middle East by building settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem

From the schedule of his tour and statements made, any reasonable person could see clearly that the purpose of the trip was focused primarily on terrorism and corruption and that Mr. Kerry came purposely on a familiarization visit and to have a one to one interaction with traditional and political leadership of the areas ravaged by terrorist activities

“Kerry will meet with President Muhammadu Buhari to discuss counter terrorism efforts, the Nigerian economy, the fight against corruption and human rights issues.
“In Sokoto, he will deliver a speech on the importance of resilient communities and religious tolerance in countering violent extremism

He said: “The US is very encouraged by President Buhari’s commitment to diversify the Nigerian economy in order to make it less dependent on a single commodity for export earnings, and that means we need to develop sustainability