The bilateral goodwill between Nigeria and the United States of America appears headed for a nose dive as fresh diplomatic ripples scaled up, trailing US Mission’s expressed concerns over the spending habits of some Nigerian state governors, accusing them of extravagance and poor management of public funds.
But some stakeholders have accused the US Mission in Nigeria of orchestrating a “relentless smear campaign” against the country, violating diplomatic norms.
The allegations stem from the U.S. Mission’s circulation of a report by The Africa Report, a Paris-based publication, which claimed Nigerian political elites were “splurging state resources on buildings while citizens went hungry.”