American Vice President Joe Biden, while comparing notes with President Muhammadu Buhari at a meeting at the Naval Observatory at the White House said victory against the Boko Haram insurgency cannot come from military option alone.

He says military option must be combined with strong socio-economic support programmes, and promised that the U.S would work with Nigeria in that direction.

VP Biden assured of the goodwill of the United States in rebuilding the Nigerian economy, but observed that corruption and weak institutions must be tackled, if Nigeria was to benefit from reforms.

He added that seasoned technocrats must manage key sectors of the Nigerian economy, and only then would investors be attracted to the country.