The Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari has journeyed back to Abuja after attending the Summit of Heads of State and Government 15th Conference of the Parties (Cop15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire.
The Nigerian leader had on Monday presented the country’s position at the summit.
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The president had at a side event of the summit urged the World Bank, African Development Bank and other partners to support the One Planet Summit initiative and activate the 19 billion dollars pledge. In his capacity as the President of the Conference of Heads of State and Governments of the member states of the PAGGW, Buhari said:
“The inter basin transfer of water from Central Africa to Lake Chad should be taken seriously.”
The meeting was President Buhari’s first assignment at the PAGGW Conference of Heads of State and Government following his election to head the institution in December last year.
The president’s Chief of Staff, Prof. Ibrahim Gambari and other government officials welcomed the president at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
In a related development, an All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant aiming to return to the Ondo State House of Assembly, Hon. Akindele Adeniyi (APC- Akure North), has called for credible primary election.
He said in Akure on Monday after obtaining his Nomination and Expression of Interest forms that it was the only way popular aspirants would emerge as candidates.
The aspirant said he was well-equipped to continue to represent the people of his constituency considering the experience he had acquired.
“So far, I am the most experienced among my fellow aspirants for the Akure North Constituency in the state’s House of Assembly.
“My service before makes the people attest to my capacity and ability, and so they want me to represent them again.
“The feedback is that they enjoyed my representation and style of delivering my promises to them.
“This is the reason why they are begging me to re-contest,’’ Adeniyi said.
He said his knowledge of legislative duties and Ondo State politics had greatly improved, saying that “these values will enable me to advance more dividends of democracy’’.
He applauded the leadership of the APC in Ondo State for working to ensure that credible primary polls were held by the party.
“I appreciate the party’s leadership for creating a level playing field for all aspirants vying for different positions.
“I appreciate the governor and the APC chairman for their fairness to every aspirant desirous to represent the people.
“Now, we have listening party leaders that are doing everything to make sure that there is a level playing field for all aspirants.
“My party leaders too in Akure North Constituency have assured me that everybody can contest,’’ Adeniyi said.