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(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian Diaspora Movement (NDM) on Saturday expressed optimism that Africa could benefit significantly from the new administration in the U.S. led by President Joe Biden.
Chairman of NDM, Prof. Apollos Nwauwa expressed the optimism in a telephone interview in Abuja.
The NDM has nearly 20 million Nigerians in the diaspora as members working together to build a progressive nation where every citizen is empowered to become and give the best.
Nwauwa, who is also the Secretary-General of African Diaspora Congress (ADC), said members of the movement were elated that Biden won the election and was duly sworn in as the 46th President of U.S.
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The Senate voted to confirm retired four-star Army Gen. Lloyd Austin as the first Black Secretary of Defense on January 22. It is the second confirmed appointment of the Biden Administration.
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The Senate voted 93-2 to confirm him. Congress approved a waiver to nominate him for the cabinet position. The minimum amount of time a citizen is required to wait to lead the Defense Department is 7 years. Austin retired in 2016 and received the waiver successfully. George C. Marshall, in the Truman administration, and James Mattis, in the Trump administration also received a waiver. “The law that we keep waiving actually exists for a good reason,” Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said. “Civilian control of the military is a fundamental principle of our republic.”
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The Nigerian Diaspora Movement (NDM) on Saturday expressed optimism that Africa could benefit significantly from the new administration in the U.S. led by President Joe Biden.