Buhari returns from Aswan
Forum
President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja from the
Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa, held in Egypt.
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News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential
aircraft conveying the president and some members of his entourage landed at
the Presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at
about 2.30pm.
At the opening of the forum on Dec. 11, President Buhari
maintained that the resolution of conflict situations in African countries had
remained a key component in the overall development of the continent.
The Nigerian leader said: “As Africans it is important to
focus on the issues of conflict prevention and resolution. Conflicts have
devastating effects on our societies and they militate against our progress. In
this regard, the need to silence the guns cannot be overemphasized.”
President Buhari equally emphasized that massive investment
in transportation infrastructure was necessary for African economic resurgence
as this would facilitate the African Free Trade Area Agreement recently signed
on by the continental leaders.
“Africa should embark on the provision of transport
connectivity by enhancing the development of roads, rail, and air links which
will ease the free movement of persons, goods and services within the
continent.
“In this regard, we in Nigeria have already commenced an
aggressive drive to upgrade our rail transport system and road networks across
the country.
“We should furthermore promote free trade within and amongst
Africa and Africans especially now that we have launched the African Free Trade
Area Agreement,” he said.
The President also held bilateral talks with his Egyptian
counterpart Abdelfattah el-Sisi where both leaders pledged to collaborate to
eradicate the menace of terrorism in parts of Africa.
President Buhari and el-Sisi met on the sidelines of the Aswan Forum on Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa taking place in Egypt.
(NAN)