I would like to follow up on Senator Lugar's questioning about Nigeria. I was there in both 2006 and 2007--before the elections, and during the elections in 2007--and couldn't agree more that governance is a major issue there, as we look at energy security.
Senator Shaheen emphasizes the critical governance issues in Nigeria affecting energy security.
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