10 things I would like Joe Biden to tell Muhammadu Buhari when they talk over the next few days

Ayo Akinfe

(1) First of all, please bring all those responsible for the Lekki Toll Gate shootings to book. They must be punished and seen to be punished

(2) Stop the persecution of the #EndSARS protesters. Your government is preventing them from travelling abroad and freezing their accounts. This must end today

(3) If your government can freeze the accounts of #EndSARS protesters, it can also block the accounts of Boko Haram and Fulani herdsmen funders. That needs to start happening today

(4) In picking Kamala Harris as my running mate, I have made a statement about women. As the world’s largest black nation, Nigeria needs to follow suit and set a good example for the rest of Africa in particular. In the run-up to 2023, make increasing female representation one of your key goals

(5) Like, Nigeria, the US is divided along ideological lines. However, rather than clamping down, I am reaching out to the other side. You need to do likewise and begin a dialogue with those calling for the restructuring of Nigeria for instance

(6) Nothing divides Nigeria today like the issue of nepotism and ethnicity. You need to end this, starting with the lopsided way in which you make your appointments. Reach out and try to end the tension

(7) I have made developing US infrastructure one of my main priorities. You need to do likewise. Nigeria is not going to become a major trading partner of the US until you expand your economy, develop your infrastructure and address your power crisis

(8) Let us both set ourselves a joint goal of creating a minimum of 10m new jobs a year in our respective countries

(9) From now on, can we both agree that we will eliminate Boko Haram by the end of 2020? We all know that they only still exist because elements in your government shield them

(10) Please, can you and the members of your government stop coming to the US for medical treatment. Please spend that money improving the Nigerian healthcare system instead