President Muhammadu Buhari is presenting a 9-point demands to The Group of Seven (G7), an informal bloc of industrialized countries of the world. He arrived Munich, Germany, yesterday, to honour the invitation of the G7.
Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, in a statement from Germany, said President Buhari was armed with the “wish list” of Nigeria in line with the demand of the Group of Seven (G7) industrialized countries.
It will be recalled that immediately after Buhari’s victory at the presidential elections, the G7 requested the then President-elect to prepare a shopping list and come with it for their consideration in what is seen as an excellent goodwill gesture towards the new leader and the country.
Malam Garba Shehu in the statement said top on the list of the requests President Buhari will tender before the G7 leaders is the problem of security.
He quoted the president as saying that “we have a problem which they know.”
He quoted the President as saying that he had used every opportunity at his disposal ahead of this meeting to discuss the country’s needs with specific reference to terrorism and development needs at person-to-person meetings and phone conversations with some of the G7 leaders.
According to him, apart from terrorism, the president will also need the support of the industrialized nations in the area of economy, infrastructure, power and energy, and corruption. Other areas the president is asking for G7 meeting’s assistance include increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), enhanced transparency in elections, environment and good governance.
President Buhari had announced that the leaders of the industrialized nations have shown a preparedness to work with Nigeria to help the country out of her problems.
Meeting with world leaders
President Buhari will hold meetings on the sidelines with the host, German Chancellor Angela Merkel; the French President, Francois Hollande; Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper; the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe and the World Bank President, Dr. Jim Yong Kim.
On his arrival in Munich, President Buhari, who was accompanied by Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State; former Governor Babatunde Fashola, Gen. A. Dambazau (rtd.) and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Paul B. Lolo.was received by the Vice Minister-President of Bavaria, Mrs. Inge Aigner.
The statement added that “before leaving Munich for home tomorrow, President Buhari will hold bilateral talks with the Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany and Prime Minister Stephen Harper of Canada on the sidelines of the G-7 Outreach Programme.
“He is also expected to meet President Barack Obama, President Francois Hollande of France, Prime Minister David Cameron of Britain, and other G-7 leaders in the course of the Outreach Session and a working lunch at the Elmau Castle.”
Other invited Heads of State and international institutions who will join President Buhari at the working session with G-7 leaders tomorrow at Elmau include President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia.
Others are Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi of Iraq, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, the Secretary-General of the OECD, Mr. Angel Gurria, the Managing Director of the IMF, Mrs. Christine Largarde; the President of the World Bank, Dr. Jim Yong Kim; the Director-General of the International Labour Organistion, Mr. Guy Rider; the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Mrs. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation are also scheduled to participate in today’s Outreach Session with G-7 leaders.
The Group of Seven (G7) is an informal bloc of industrialized democracies comprising the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. The group meets annually to discuss issues such as global economic governance, international security, and energy policy.
It will be recalled that after his victory, a letter of invitation to a meeting with the Group of seven (G7) countries in Europe and America was handed to him by the German Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Michael Zenner.
Zenner, who was at the Defence House in Abuja to felicitate with Buhari on his electoral victory, said that the letter of invitation was officially written and signed by the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel to Buhari.
Speaking to Journalists, Zenner said: “I am here to congratulate the President-Elect, Gen. Buhari on his election and handed over to him the letter from the German Chancellor inviting him to Germany.
“We have a very deep and intense relationship with Nigeria and there are lot of areas where we can deepen our relation and develop them further such as in the area of economy, energy among others.
“We have a bi-national commission with Nigeria and we are one of the countries with which Nigeria has this Bi-National Commission and it covers the whole range of political, economic and security areas. There are many areas in which we can move further and deepen our very close cooperation”. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Since PMB resumed, it has been one bomb blast after d other n he has traveled to Germany. APC no get mouth to criticize again.
ReplyDeleteIf it was GEJ, de would have been on about him leaving d country when "his house is on fire"
You are a complete Illiterate!
DeleteIt is called strategizing , Gej was there from the beginning and he watched Boko haram get out of hand and in his four years as an elected president he could do nothing but to watch the whole thing until it all gets out hand , that's why Nigeria and the international communities deemed him not fit to handle the affairs of the country and PMB is just a week and 3days in office .
DeleteSo for once in Ur life stop speaking with this bitter emotional feelings u have since the result of the election, Gej is pastense and the present is furnatly PMB and my advice to u is to deal with it and stop always complaining and winening like a broken clock .
Foolish anonymouse, there is nothing in your score.
ReplyDeleteBy the time PMB start to jail all your brothers/sisters that loots our economy, the same you will complain that he has started his military tactics.
If can have patient please do and give PMB 20 months and compare same to the number of years your stupid Jonathan spends. You will see that the difference will be so clear. Trust me.
You are just a fool ... Mumu
ReplyDeleteMr. Anonymous, can you tell us if your defeated man visited Maiduguri throughout of bombing, maiming and slaughtering that took place in Borno State before presidential election campaigns? Let us put Nigeria first as our only country instead of supporting rubbish.
ReplyDeleteIt is a pity you do not know that President Buhari's trip to G7 Summit is part of getting solutions for what your man left behind.
Just keep quiet. And. Don't talk like a fool, talk with sense so people will understand
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ReplyDeleteCan't you see that the guy (PMB) is moving around to clean the mess created by your Jonathan?
Stupid men who don't have any plans in Nigeria , Now they have forgot bring back our girls ?? where is the girls and the parents ?? Now Boko haram is killing 35 people in Mosque where people always sleep .Hmmmmm stories . In the church many will die but inside mosque few will die ,Les see the change Buhari , Now why are you meeting Chad and Niger since you have Military?? GEJ was Insulting Nigeria military by meeting Chad and Niger ...Hmmmmm ..God never sleep one day .
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm, my mouth no fit talk now. Let Nigerians give PMB time to finish consultation but I pray he does not take too long a time for it. We want to see him swing into ACTION. No more stories.
ReplyDeleteDid GEJ meet with the presidents of Chad and niger? The relocation of the command centre should be enough reason for you not to be criticising so early
ReplyDeleteEven if GEJ had met them, he would still talk as if everything was fine, so that they would say he's doing a great job. He wouldn't want to show them his obvious incompetence
DeleteIt was GEJ who started the Joint military operation for which he was criticized by PMB. But PMB is doing the very thing he criticized his predecessor in office. What we are saying is APC and PMB and their disciples lack objectivity in their criticisms. Objectivity demands that if a person has done right that should be acknowledged and when wrong that should also be pointed out. Condemning everything GEJ did and approving everything PMB does is what really makes people illiterate, not constructive criticism.
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