President Muhammadu Buhari on
Thursday departed Abuja for N’Djamena, Chad, to preside over the Summit of
Heads of States and Governments of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that Buhari, in his capacity as Chairman of the Summit of Heads of
States and Governments of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC), summoned the
meeting meant to find lasting solution to the menace of Boko Haram insurgency.
Mr Femi Adesina, the Special
Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, in a statement in Abuja said
the meeting of the Heads of States and Governments of the LCBC would take place
in N’Djamena, Chad on Thursday.
Also, the President of Benin
Republic, a troops-contributing country, has also been invited to attend the
meeting.
The Multinational Joint Task
Force (MNJTF), and national operations of the affected countries have
appreciably degraded the capacity of Boko Haram terrorists, although the insurgents
still retain the capacity to attack isolated targets in desperate search for
supplies.
According to Adesina, the one-day
meeting will review the security situation in the areas affected by Boko Haram
insurgency.
He said it would also adopt
measures to enhance the capacity of the MNJTF to meet the challenges of
securing the areas.
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“The presidents of the LCBC
member countries of Chad, Cameroon, Niger, and the Central African Republic
have been invited to attend the meeting.
“The President of Benin Republic,
a troops-contributing country has also been invited to attend.
“The MNJTF and the national
operations of the affected countries have appreciably degraded the capacity of
Boko Haram terrorists, although the insurgents still retain the capacity to
attack isolated targets in desperate search for supplies,’’ Adesina said.
Millions of people in Africa’s
Lake Chad region (north-east Nigeria and parts of Niger, Chad and Cameroon) are
facing a profound and protracted crisis driven by extreme poverty, climate
change and violent conflicts according to the UN.
The crisis, the world body added
has led to the internal displacement of 2.4 million people, the destruction of
livelihoods, human rights abuses, and the disruption of health, education and
other basic services.
More than 10 million vulnerable
people need life-saving assistance and protection today. Women and children are
particularly hard hit.
In Feb. 2017, a conference on the
Lake Chad region, co-hosted by Germany, Nigeria, Norway, and the United Nations
took place in Oslo where donors pledged 672 million dollars to emergency
assistance and support in 2017 and beyond.
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