President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday hosted Mohammed
Younis Menfi, chairman of Presidential Council of Libya.
The Libyan leader and his entourage arrived at the forecourt
of the presidential villa around 10 am and were received by Buhari.
Cabinet members, including Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of
foreign affairs, joined the president at the forecourt of the villa as well as
some presidential aides.
The Libyan leader had on May 25 participated in the
extraordinary summit of heads of state and government of the Lake Chad Basin
Commission (LCBC) held at Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.
According to a statement issued by Femi Adesina,
presidential spokesman, Buhari said a stable or unstable Libya has implications
for countries in the Lake Chad Basin area, including Nigeria.
“Republics of Chad, and Niger, have extensive borders with
Libya, and they are our immediate neighbours. Whatever affects them affects us.
The stability or instability of Libya will directly affect us,” the president
said.
He said the security of Nigeria was number one priority to
him, noting that “unless a country or institution is secured, there’s no way
you can efficiently manage it”.
Buhari said he was happy that the chairman of the
Presidential Council of Libya could personally attend the summit of Lake Chad
Basin Commission to discuss the situation in Chad, and the implications for
security in neighbouring countries.
Menfi said Libya was fast evolving, “and we now have one
government, active on the ground. We are expelling the mercenaries, and
unifying the instructions”.
He said democratic elections would be held in due course,
adding that the historical relationship between his country and Nigeria in the
areas of oil and agriculture meant that one country could not ignore the other.
“We aspire for joint cooperation, and reactivation of
previous agreements,” Menfi said.
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