In line with the request by the G7 Industrialised nations, the President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Munich, Germany with the “wish list” of Nigeria. Top on the wish list are the issues of Boko Haram insurgency, corruption, power, unemployment and the economic downturn.
The G7 had earlier requested the then President-elect to prepare a shopping list and come with it for their consideration in what is seen as an excellent goodwill gesture towards the new leader and the country.
According to a statement from Munich today by the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Malam Garba Shehu, President Buhari placed greater emphasis on the security challenges.
President Buhari was quoted as saying: “we have a problem which they know.”
The President said he has used every opportunity at his disposal ahead of the G7 Summit to discuss the country’s needs with specific reference to terrorism and development needs at person-to-person levels and phone conversations with some of the leaders.
“These development issues, many and varied as they are, touch on the economy, combating corruption, increased foreign direct investment, FDI; power and energy, infrastructure, environment, enhanced transparency in elections and good governance.”
President Buhari is happy that the leaders of the industrialized nations have shown a preparedness to work with Nigeria to help the country solve some of its problems.
In the course of the Summit, President Buhari will hold meetings on the sidelines of the Summit with the host, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the French President, Francois Hollande, Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, the Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe and the World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim. [myad]
