WASHINGTON - Today Sec. of State Clinton agreed to wire $1 million to free up "frozen" loan repayment funds in a Nigerian bank.
The money was wired following an impassioned plea by Nigerian Secretary to the Federal Government Yayale Ahmed at a State Department meeting. The Nigerian Secretary explained that the funds -- nearly $80 million earmarked for repaying U.S. foreign aid loans made in 2003 -- had been seized by anti-government rebels late last year, and that a mere $1 million U.S. would be needed to round up an imprison rebel leaders, and repay the 2003 loans.
Secretary Clinton agreed to the deal late Friday evening, and announced the agreement today during a hastily prepared press conference, where she provided the Nigerian Secretary with a copy of the Western Union receipt and he provided a letter from Nigerian Central Police Commander Jules Niobe confirming the rebels had been captured "without incident" late Saturday afternoon.
"This now paves the way for repayment of the $80 million owed to the United States by the Nigerian people," Clinton announced. "We look forward to receiving the funds, in the next 5-10 business days, in accordance with the Nigerian Secretary's assurances"
Although heralded as a "major triumph" in the Secretary's efforts to rebuild relations with Africa, the Obama Administration as a whole has been ominously silent on the matter. All calls to the Nigerian Embassy, and Secretary Ahmed following the press conference were not returned, and in some cases, phones had been disconnected.
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