President Muhammadu Buhari has informed foreign diplomats in the country that his administration is making efforts to tackle banditry, terrorism and other criminal activities in the country.
President Buhari said this, on Tuesday, while receiving the Letters of Credence from the new Canadian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Amb. James Kingston Christoff and Ambassador of Mexico to Nigeria, Juan Alfred Miranda Oritz, at the State House, in Abuja.
While calling for more international collaboration to tackle insecurity, President Buhari said that Nigeria had made meaningful progress in tackling insecurity with the support of friendly countries including Canada and Mexico.
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Said he, “The political instability in Libya continues to fuel terrorism in the Sahel, West and Central African regions.
“Nigeria is not left out of the equation as we are fighting to rid our country of banditry, kidnapping, herder/farmer clashes and insurgency.
“We are, however, making meaningful progress with the support of friendly countries like yours to sustain this fight until we overcome these challenges.”
The President, however, lamented the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, saying it is undermining efforts to boost global food security.
He also believed that global insecurity as well as the COVID-19 pandemic which struck the world in 2020 had affected major economies.
At the event which signals the assumption of duty of the new ambassadors, President Buhari tasked them to build on the achievements of their predecessors, insisting that Nigeria further counts on their support particularly in addressing issues of marine-related crime, among others.
In the 2023 general elections, the President asked the diplomats to monitor political activities in the country but should remain apolitical.
President Buhari continued, “I urge you to also build friendships and acquaintances in the course of your stay in our country.
“Your Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, the devastating effect of global insecurity, climate change and the post-coronavirus era have devastated global economies.
“Nations continue to struggle to recover from these multiple global challenges. The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine has undermined the progress countries have achieved in tackling food security in the last decade,” the President said.
