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President Buhari has ordered for immediate disbursement of $21 million of Nigeria’s $100 million pledge to the Multi-National Joint Task Force’s (MNJTF), within one week to tackle the menace of Boko Haram.
President Buhari made the pronouncement when he chaired the Peace and Security Committee (PSC) of the 25th African Union Summit in Johannesburg at the weekend.
The Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin, had last week approved the sum of $30 million for the installation and equipping of the MNJTF.
The AU Summit is the President’s first continental assignment since taking office and was accompanied by Governors Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun) and Dr. Samuel Ortom (Benue) and former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau.
Buhari, who noted the havoc terrorism was causing across the globe, commended the cooperation of Nigeria’s neighbours – Cameroon, Chad and Cameroon in tackling the Boko Haram sect, stressing that to defeat terror, the spirit of brotherhood and partnership were the critical ingredients needed.
He said, “The boko haram insurgency has extended it’s reached to Nigeria’s neighbours but is not necessarily limited to these immediate countries as terrorism is a global phenomenon with linkages across the globe.
Sighting his own view about global terror, it requires to act according in brotherhood and partnership to fight our common goals against agents of evil.
“I’m pleased to note that Cameroon, Chad, Niger, are demonstrating this secret, they are fighting alongside Nigeria under the umbrella of Multinational Joint Task Force to defeat Boko Haram.
“In this regard, the member countries Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin, met recently where far reaching decisions were taken to immediately put into operations the Multinational Joint Task Force.
“To this end, the summit approved the immediate provision of $30 million for the Multinational Joint Task Force.
“Consequently out of the pledge of $100 million which Nigeria made to Multinational Joint Task Force, I have directed that $21 million be released within the next one week”.
President Buhari called on members of the Peace and Security Committee to put into proper context during the course of deliberations, the situations in South Sudan and Burundi, where the citizens were suffering while the leaders were bickering.
He expressed dismay that the continent was indunated with conflicts of diverse forms particularly in countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, Libya, Central Africa Republic, South Sudan, and more recently in Burundi.
He said it was important for political leaders to always place the interest their various countries above narrow and personal interest.
President Buhari, recalled that the AU had in 2013 during the 50th anniversary celebration of the union, African leaders had committed themselves to the objective of silencing the local guns in Africa by 2020.
According to him, “With just five years remaining, the prospect of realizing this objectives looks doubtful within individual countries and the continent as a whole…
“In particular, we are witnesses to the rampant destruction of homes, roads, communications lines, vital infrastructures and displacement of persons not to mention terrible loss of lives.
“This is true I must add of the north east of Nigeria where we are dealing with the scourge of boko haram”.
Speaking to the leaders in the continent to act decisively, Buhari said, “Today’s meeting of PSC, which is to discuss the situations of South Sudan and Burundi, requires us to put these situations in proper context. The people of these countries are suffering while their political leaders are bickering among themselves.
“I believe that is incumbent upon us as leaders to always place the interest of our countries above narrow and personal interest.
“It is therefore my expectations that at the end of this summit, the PSC will come out with a united message to call on all parties to act in the interest of their people and the entire continent.
“We must change the face of Africa, we must give hope to the hopeless. The time to do so is now as we look forward to the much await 20F3 to deliver a continent that is at peace with itself, prosperous, a global partner and a democratic show case”, he said.
Credit: The sun
President Buhari made the pronouncement when he chaired the Peace and Security Committee (PSC) of the 25th African Union Summit in Johannesburg at the weekend.
The Extra-Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin, had last week approved the sum of $30 million for the installation and equipping of the MNJTF.
The AU Summit is the President’s first continental assignment since taking office and was accompanied by Governors Ibikunle Amosun (Ogun) and Dr. Samuel Ortom (Benue) and former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Abdulrahman Dambazau.
Buhari, who noted the havoc terrorism was causing across the globe, commended the cooperation of Nigeria’s neighbours – Cameroon, Chad and Cameroon in tackling the Boko Haram sect, stressing that to defeat terror, the spirit of brotherhood and partnership were the critical ingredients needed.
He said, “The boko haram insurgency has extended it’s reached to Nigeria’s neighbours but is not necessarily limited to these immediate countries as terrorism is a global phenomenon with linkages across the globe.
Sighting his own view about global terror, it requires to act according in brotherhood and partnership to fight our common goals against agents of evil.
“I’m pleased to note that Cameroon, Chad, Niger, are demonstrating this secret, they are fighting alongside Nigeria under the umbrella of Multinational Joint Task Force to defeat Boko Haram.
“In this regard, the member countries Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin, met recently where far reaching decisions were taken to immediately put into operations the Multinational Joint Task Force.
“To this end, the summit approved the immediate provision of $30 million for the Multinational Joint Task Force.
“Consequently out of the pledge of $100 million which Nigeria made to Multinational Joint Task Force, I have directed that $21 million be released within the next one week”.
President Buhari called on members of the Peace and Security Committee to put into proper context during the course of deliberations, the situations in South Sudan and Burundi, where the citizens were suffering while the leaders were bickering.
He expressed dismay that the continent was indunated with conflicts of diverse forms particularly in countries of Burkina Faso, Mali, Libya, Central Africa Republic, South Sudan, and more recently in Burundi.
He said it was important for political leaders to always place the interest their various countries above narrow and personal interest.
President Buhari, recalled that the AU had in 2013 during the 50th anniversary celebration of the union, African leaders had committed themselves to the objective of silencing the local guns in Africa by 2020.
According to him, “With just five years remaining, the prospect of realizing this objectives looks doubtful within individual countries and the continent as a whole…
“In particular, we are witnesses to the rampant destruction of homes, roads, communications lines, vital infrastructures and displacement of persons not to mention terrible loss of lives.
“This is true I must add of the north east of Nigeria where we are dealing with the scourge of boko haram”.
Speaking to the leaders in the continent to act decisively, Buhari said, “Today’s meeting of PSC, which is to discuss the situations of South Sudan and Burundi, requires us to put these situations in proper context. The people of these countries are suffering while their political leaders are bickering among themselves.
“I believe that is incumbent upon us as leaders to always place the interest of our countries above narrow and personal interest.
“It is therefore my expectations that at the end of this summit, the PSC will come out with a united message to call on all parties to act in the interest of their people and the entire continent.
“We must change the face of Africa, we must give hope to the hopeless. The time to do so is now as we look forward to the much await 20F3 to deliver a continent that is at peace with itself, prosperous, a global partner and a democratic show case”, he said.
Credit: The sun
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