The secretary-general of the United Nations, Mr Ban Ki-moon, yesterday told Nigeria’s president-elect, Gen Muhmmadu Buhari, to sustain the war against the Boko Haram sect.
The secretary-general, who sent a delegation to congratulate the president elect, said the militarisation movement to defeat Boko Haram should be sustained in order to give room for humanitarian development of the region.
The special representatives of the UN secretary-general in West and Central Africa, Mr Fuhamad Ibn Chambers and Abdoulaye Bathily, who jointly conveyed the best wishes of the UN head to the president-elect at his Kaduna office, also appealed to the president to keep to his promises of fighting insecurity, corruption, and improving the economy of Nigeria.
Speaking on behalf of the join mission delegation, the special representative to the secretary-general to West Africa, Mr Chambas, said they were in Buhari’s office to congratulate him and to also appeal to him on the need to sustain the fight against Boko Haram.
“Boko Haram is a threat that was perceived in to be in only two states in Nigeria, but it has gone viral and we all know the destruction it has caused to human lives, communities and the whole territories here in Nigeria and neighbouring c
ountries.
“We want to appeal to the president-elect to ensure that this movement of Boko Haram is defeated, so that we can move to the next face of dealing with the humanitarian and development dimension of the Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria and neighbouring countries,” said the special envoy.
The UN also commended President Goodluck Jonathan and the president-elect for the mature way in which they handled the outcome of the presidential election, adding that the relationship between the two leaders has set a good record for Africa.
Responding, the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, thanked the UN, the American government and Europe for their support towards ensuring credible elections in Nigeria.
Culled from leadership Newspaper
The secretary-general, who sent a delegation to congratulate the president elect, said the militarisation movement to defeat Boko Haram should be sustained in order to give room for humanitarian development of the region.
The special representatives of the UN secretary-general in West and Central Africa, Mr Fuhamad Ibn Chambers and Abdoulaye Bathily, who jointly conveyed the best wishes of the UN head to the president-elect at his Kaduna office, also appealed to the president to keep to his promises of fighting insecurity, corruption, and improving the economy of Nigeria.
Speaking on behalf of the join mission delegation, the special representative to the secretary-general to West Africa, Mr Chambas, said they were in Buhari’s office to congratulate him and to also appeal to him on the need to sustain the fight against Boko Haram.
“Boko Haram is a threat that was perceived in to be in only two states in Nigeria, but it has gone viral and we all know the destruction it has caused to human lives, communities and the whole territories here in Nigeria and neighbouring c
ountries.
“We want to appeal to the president-elect to ensure that this movement of Boko Haram is defeated, so that we can move to the next face of dealing with the humanitarian and development dimension of the Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria and neighbouring countries,” said the special envoy.
The UN also commended President Goodluck Jonathan and the president-elect for the mature way in which they handled the outcome of the presidential election, adding that the relationship between the two leaders has set a good record for Africa.
Responding, the president-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, thanked the UN, the American government and Europe for their support towards ensuring credible elections in Nigeria.
Culled from leadership Newspaper
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