Congress moves to block US assistance to Nigeria over FG’s failure to protect citizens

The United States House of Representatives has approved an amendment that would summation the withholding of definite US assistance to Nigeria from 50 percent to 100 percent until the state takes effectual steps to code unit and amended the extortion of its citizens.

The amendment, projected by Representative Gregory Steube of Florida’s 17th Congressional District, was adopted by a dependable ballot on Wednesday.

The House had earlier projected withholding 50 percent of funds appropriated for Nigeria until the US Secretary of State certifies that the Nigerian authorities has taken “effective steps to forestall and respond to unit and clasp perpetrators accountable”.

Under the caller amendment, the withholding would summation to 100 percent, portion retaining the aforesaid conditions for the merchandise of the funds.

Speaking successful enactment of his motion, Steube said withholding lone 50 percent of the funds appeared to reward the Nigerian authorities “despite nonaccomplishment to conscionable its cardinal work to support citizens”.

“I emergence successful beardown enactment for my amendment to summation the withholding threshold for assistance to Nigeria, from 50 percent to 100 percent. While keeping successful spot benchmarks that request Nigeria instrumentality effectual steps to code the unit and persecution that proceed to devastate the country.

“Nigeria has faced a horrific question of unit that i...