President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking help to defeat
terrorism and insurgency in Nigeria.
Speaking at the third edition of Turkey-Africa Partnership
Summit in Istanbul on Saturday, Buhari said Boko Haram has been degraded but it
is still preying on “soft targets”.
The president expressed happiness that Recep Tayyip Erdogan,
his Turkish counterpart, has given consideration to the issue of terrorism and
is still focusing on the development of infrastructure in Africa.
“Another area this partnership must focus on is the global challenge of climate change which is impacting us in Nigeria, Turkey, across Africa, and indeed across the world,” Buhari said.
“It has become a catalyst for conflict through food
insecurity, drying up of lakes; loss of livelihood and youth migration, among
others.
“The trend is the same around the world where communities
are overwhelmed by forest fires, rising sea levels, flood, drought and
desertification.
“I want to seize this opportunity to appeal for support for
initiatives such as Africa’s Great Green Wall on Environment and Land
Management, which is designed to fight the effects of climate change and
desertification in Africa.
“The initiative aims to restore 100 million hectares of
degraded land in the 11 countries of the Sahel-Sahara strip, capture 250
million tons of carbon and create 10 million green jobs by 2030.”
The president said the way Turkey and Africa have handled
the COVID-19 pandemic is an example to the world.
“The pandemic is a global challenge which calls for global
solidarity and solutions and the Africa-Turkey cooperation model has proved to
be an example to the world,” he said.
“Not only has there been mutual support to respond to the
pandemic but also mutual support to build resilience and sustainable
development in other sectors.
“We also commend the African Union for the excellent role it
has been playing in coordinating the implementation process of the
partnership.”
The Nigerian leader said knowledge that will help African
countries address challenges should be shared.
“In this regard, Nigeria strongly endorses the Summit
Declaration as well as the 2022-2026 Joint Action Plan,” he said.
“We are confident that given the level of openness, trust
and commitment manifested in the Africa–Turkey Partnership, this cooperation
mechanism will be a game-changer for our countries and set us on the path of
sustainable development for our peoples.”
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