Clinton announced no new funding for the battle against AIDS but stressed that he believes wealthy countries should do more to help provide Nigerians with affordable drugs, particularly those that prevent transmission of HIV from mothers to children. For most of the past two decades, Nigeria's corrupt military leaders plundered the country's riches gained from oil. Nigerians are hopeful that, with a democratically elected president, they will finally feel the benefits of living in a wealthy nation. Ushafa, a village of 10,000 people, is just half an hour's drive from the capital, but a very long way from the modern world.
Villagers live in simple huts with corrugated or thatched roofs.
My children would go to school. Many children do not go to school in Ushafa. Clinton's visit there was just a goodwill call. He made only brief remarks and then seemed to relish the attention of his audience. I think you've got a big interest in getting all your children in school.