President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will be glad to
receive support from the Commonwealth in tackling the country’s insecurity
challenges and “in other areas of needs”.
According to a statement by Femi Adesina, presidential
spokesperson, Buhari spoke during a bilateral meeting on Thursday with Patricia
Scotland, commonwealth secretary-general, at the sidelines of the Global
Education Summit holding in London, United Kingdom.
Buhari was quoted as saying Nigeria was doing a lot to
address the security issues confronting the country in different parts and food
security through heavy investment in agriculture.
On her part, Scotland said the Commonwealth had developed programmes on agribusiness, adding value to agriculture products for young people to get involved, climate change, criminal justice reforms, police reforms, and security, and invited Nigeria to benefit from technical assistance that can be provided.
She added that since Buhari was the champion for
anti-corruption in Africa, the Commonwealth has developed anti-corruption
benchmark tools, and would like to work with Nigeria in both public and private
sectors.
Scotland said other areas the Commonwealth could assist
include countering violent extremism, trade, and modalities to implement the
African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
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