US Secretary John Kerry To Meet With President Jonathan And General Buhari Today In Lagos

 

US Secretary of State John Kerry listens as Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov delivers remarks while meeting with US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu, and staff August 9, 2013 in the Benjamin Franklin room at the US Department of State in Washington, DC. AFP

The secretary to the United States Of America John Kerry will be in Lagos on January 25, 2015 to meet with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari.

 This was disclosed in a statement issued byMarie Harf, Deputy Department Spokesperson, Office of the Spokesperson Washington, D.C.

The purpose of this visit is to discuss about the importance of ensuring a peaceful, non-violent, and credible elections.

Meanwhile in preparation for the forthcoming election, a peace treaty has been signed by President Goodluck Jonathan and general Muhammadu Buhari , of the All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside other 12 presidential candidates in Nigeria.