The United States Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, in a bilateral meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa on Tuesday has promised that the US government will support the administration in its social investment programs to assist in curbing the hardship being faced over fuel subsidy removal. He, however, said the initiatives of the United States would greatly depend on the region’s dependable efforts at ensuring the safety of civilian populations. He said: “Having said that, it’s important that we work to support our partners who are trying to find effective ways of providing security. “We are working to support Nigeria, to support our Lake Chad region partners to strengthen the capacity of their security forces in a whole variety of ways to deal with insecurity. And yes, that does go to equipment and technology for weapons and we’re working on that.