At White House, Obama praises Buhari…(Photos)

President Barack Obama welcomed President Muhammadu Buhari to the White House on Monday and hailed him for working to restore “safety, security and peace” to Nigeria.

Mr. Obama said President Buhari had “a very clear agenda in defeating Boko Haram and extremists of all sorts inside of his country. And he has a very clear agenda in terms of rooting out the corruption that too often has held back the economic growth and prosperity of his country,” according to the Associated Press.

President Buhari arrived Washington DC on Sunday, on a four-day official visit where he would discuss bilateral issues with Mr. Obama and other U.S. officials.

The Nigerian president, who arrived Joint Based Andrews Airport Washington, was received by the Assistant Secretary of State for Africa, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, and James Entwistle, U.S Ambassador to Nigeria.

Others at the airport to receive the president included the Nigerian Ambassador to the United States, Ade Adefuye, Nigerian embassy officials and governors of Borno, Nasarawa, Imo, Oyo and Edo.

Mr. Buhari met with some officials of the United States government officials Sunday…