Akinwumi Adesina, president of
the Africa Development Bank (AfDB), says without peace and security, Nigeria
cannot achieve the sustainable development goals (SDGs).
The SDGs are development targets
set by the United Nations (UN) to help create a better world by the year 2030 —
they are the successors for the millenium development goals (MDGs)
Speaking at the United Nations headquarters
in New York earlier in the week, Adesina told the president what must be done
for Nigeria to achieve the goals.
“Mr. President, thank you for
your tremendous leadership in driving the achievement of the SDGs in Nigeria. I
know there are still some way to go, but I am confident that Nigeria will be
able to achieve the SDGs,” Adesina said.
“Achieving these SDGs require a
number of things; first, macroeconomic stability. It requires faster economic
growth, it requires reducing inequality, it requires creating jobs, quality
jobs, it requires accelerating quality infrastructure.
“It requires transforming
agriculture, and most importantly Mr. President, it requires empowering women
because when women win, Nigeria wins.
“And of course, peace and security,
without peace and security, nothing can be achieved. I would like to commend
you Mr. President for your steadfast dedication to the issues of national
security.”
‘AFRICA WILL NOT DEVELOP BY
BEGGING’
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| Akinwumi Adesina at the SDGs Summit in New York |
The former minister of
agriculture in Nigeria also thanked President Buhari for the appointment of his
new economic advisory committee led by Doyin Salami, a renowned economist.
“Mr. President, let me use this
opportunity to commend you and to thank you for your new economic advisory
team; I know several of them, they are world-class,” Adesina added.
“I would like to thank you for
your personal leadership on agriculture,” Adesina told Buhari, adding that AfDB
was ready to support the sector in the country.
“Mr. President, the SDGs cannot
be achieved unless the situation in the Lake Chad basin is addressed. I would
like to commend your excellency for your leadership in raising global attention
to this issue.
“I want to assure you, I am fully
committed to doing all that I can to resolve this issue with your leadership
and that of the secretary-general, and of course my amiable sister, Amina
Mohammed.
“Africa will not develop by
begging, a stronger Nigeria is needed to lift Africa. Mr. President, you are a
very tall man, with achieving the SDGs, help us get taller.”
Adesina highlighted the
achievements of the AfDB under his leadership, and promised to do more in
Nigeria and the Lake Chad region.
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