Presi. Buhari: Hardship Won’t Stop Us From Helping Other Nations

President Muhammadu Buhari has said in spite of the current hardship confronting Nigeria, it will not shirk its responsibility to other African nations.

He spoke yesterday at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja while receiving the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Guinea Bissau, Mr. Modibo Toure.

The president decried the lingering political crisis in Guinea Bissau and appealed to political leaders in the country to embrace unity and avoid acts that could plunge the nation into further crisis.

He urged them to accept responsibility for leadership to stabilise the West African nation, noting that it is the country’s political leaders, not outsiders, that would effectively resolve the political crisis in the country. He assured the visiting envoy that Nigeria would welcome increased support from ECOWAS and the United Nations to stabilise Guinea Bissau and prevent breakdown of law and order.

Toure had earlier requested Nigeria to use her clout in the regional bloc, ECOWAS, to break the deadlock in his country Guinea Bissau, warning that the country faced a very grim future if it continued without a functioning government.