Ayo Olukotun
“Nigeria must move to the forefront
in the region, on the continent and globally in interwoven ways,
building effective state institutions, advancing democracy and
democratising development”
– Richard Joseph 2016.
Making the rounds this week are photos
of President Muhammadu Buhari, with the United States President, Barack
Obama, taken at side events at the 71st United Nations General Assembly,
in New York. Complementing them are photos of the First Lady, Aisha
Buhari, nestling at a charity event with the wife of the US President,
Michelle Obama. Beyond their utility as showpieces in the family album
of the Buharis, the prime time snapshots as well as Buhari’s passionate
appeal to American businessmen to invest in Nigeria, present Nigeria to
the world in alluring portraits of a nation focused on overcoming
bedevilling economic and political challenges.
