It is clear that the US diplomacy
in Nigeria is also hinged on open and unhindered flows of crude oil and gas. When it comes to
crude, there is no sync between diplomacy and democracy. It appears dictatorships and repression
serve the interest of the volatile industry and US leaders. This explains why we do not hear any
denunciations of the rampant impunity and human rights abuses recorded since Nigeria returned
to civilian rule in 1999.