President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigerian youths would do well to keep the peace as it is in their own interest ultimately in a Press release.
The President spoke Monday at State House, Abuja, while receiving in audience the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, Nigeria’s former Minister of Environment.
The President noted that it is in the interest of the youths to keep the peace because they want jobs, infrastructure and development.
In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the Nigerian leader said he has sent a team led by the Chief of Staff Professor, Ibrahim Gambari, to go round the country, talk to traditional rulers, who will then talk to the youths, noting that the views of the youths have been heard.
He said that the current administration inherited severe infrastructural deficits, and that is what his administration is fighting to correct within the limits of resources.
President Buhari rued the fact that COVID-19 has shrunk the global economy, noting that “this is something you can’t see, smell, or hear, but which has wrought devastation on lives and livelihoods round the world.”
On climate change, he said Nigeria was concerned about the recharge of the Lake Chad, which has great implications on security, irregular migration, and livelihoods.
The Deputy Secretary-General said she was on a courtesy call with her team to flag interest on challenges that concern the UN, particularly COVID-19, climate change, security, and humanitarian responses to the diverse challenges.
