In September 1999, President Olusegun Obasanjo had expressed concern, during a meeting with a delegation from Citizens Energy and Citizens International (CI), led by a former USAID Administrator, President of the National Democratic Institute and President of Citizens International, Mr. Brian Atwood, that international donors were not assisting the government of Nigeria to meet its domestic development obligations in the areas of food security, improved environment, universal education, job creation and poverty reduction.
The President was informed that official assistance was likely to be delayed until the fulfilment of ...