The presidency, Wednesday night,
said the “online hysteria” against President Muhammadu Buhari over his comments
at the ongoing United Nations meetings was unnecessary.
Buhari had participated alongside
other world leaders at the United Nations Climate Action Summit 2019.
The president’s media office, in
a statement, said since then, “we have seen conversations on Twitter doing what
Twitter allows many people to spend a lot of their time on: getting things
horribly wrong and/or focusing on the wrong things, while completely missing
the real/meaningful/actual message.”
“The moderator’s question, was,
in keeping with the theme: “President Buhari, Nigeria has a very young
population; perhaps you might highlight what a pathway for a resilient future
looks like?”
“The President did exactly that,
in his prepared remarks, over the next few minutes, highlighting what a
“resilient future” will look like in Nigeria — by focusing on the
administration’s policies (the ones already being implemented, like the Green
Bonds, and the ones set for implementation, like the new tree-planting
campaigns, and the energy mix target).
“His prepared remarks were wholly
in alignment with the theme of the Panel event, and the question he was asked.
“Keep in mind that as panels
often work, the moderator’s question was meant to invite/usher him to take the
stage, and share his remarks. As a panelist it was up to him to choose to
respond ex tempore, or to go the ‘prepared remarks way.’
“He chose the prepared remarks.
And most importantly, he touched on the issues re: mainstreaming climate action
for the future and for the young people of Nigeria.
“The only story here, for all
serious minded people, is what he said, and what it means for the future and
for the young people of Nigeria. His remarks read in parts:
“I share the sentiment expressed
by the Secretary-General that the world is on the verge of climate catastrophe.
Undeniably, Climate Change is a human-induced phenomenon.
“In the water sector, Nigeria
will issue a Green Bond for irrigation and construct multi-purpose dams for
power, irrigation and water supply. We will strengthen solid and liquid waste
management systems to attract more private sector investors.
“We will mobilize Nigerian youths
towards planting 25 million trees to enhance Nigeria’s carbon sink.
“Specifically, Nigeria is
progressively working to realize 30 percent energy efficiency and renewable
energy mix by 2030.
“Furthermore, the Federal
Government has commenced the implementation of the Hydrocarbon Pollution
Remediation Programme in Ogoniland, to recover the carbon sink potential of the
mangrove ecosystem of the one thousand square kilometers (1,000 KM2) polluted
site in the affected area.
“Finally, permit me to add that
the forty million citizens in the Lake Chad area expect this Summit to take
into consideration their concerns. They anticipate that the outcomes of this
meeting would include solutions to address Climate Change impacts in the Lake
Chad area.”
The statement added: “We believe
that the important things for young people of Nigeria to do now should be
around holding the government to account on these ‘announcement’ and promises,
and ensuring they are fulfilled and delivered in a timely manner.”
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