July 29, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday said that Nigeria would be glad to receive support from the Commonwealth in diverse areas of needs and challenges.
The President spoke during a bilateral meeting with Commonwealth Secretary-General, Baroness Patricia Scotland, at the sidelines of the Global Education Summit holding in London, United Kingdom.
The President, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said, Nigeria was doing a lot to address food security through heavy investment in agriculture, and other security challenges across the country. He therefore welcomed the offer of assistance by the Commonwealth scribe.
According to Scotland, the Commonwealth had developed “programmes on agribusiness, adding value to agriculture products for young people to get involved, climate change, criminal justice reforms, police reforms, and security, inviting Nigeria to benefit from technical assistance that can be provided”.
She added that since President Buhari was “the Champion for Anti-Corruption in Africa”, the Commonwealth has developed anti-corruption benchmark tools, and would like to work with Nigeria in both public and private sectors.
Other areas the Commonwealth could assist, according to Baroness Scotland, include countering violent extremism, trade, and modalities to implement the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA).
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