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| President Buhari receives in audience Hajia Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations in State House on 9th Nov 2020 |
Nigerian youths would do well to keep the peace, as it is in their own interest ultimately, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.
The President spoke Monday at State House, Abuja, while receiving in audience the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, Amina Mohammed, Nigeriaโs former Minister of Environment.
โOur own generation is on the last lap, we are exiting,โ President Buhari said in response to the recent EndSARS protest, and the mayhem and destruction of public and private property that came in its wake.
โIt is in the interest of the youths to keep the peace. They want jobs, infrastructure and development. I have sent a team led by the Chief of Staff (Professor Ibrahim Gambari) to go round the country, talk to traditional rulers, who will then talk to the youths. The views of the youths have been heard,โ the President added.
He said that the current administration inherited severe infrastructural deficits, โand that is what we are fighting to correct. We canโt just sit, fold our hands, and do nothing. We are doing our best within the limits of resources.โ
President Buhari rued the fact that COVID-19 has shrunk the global economy, noting that โthis is something you canโt see, smell, or hear,โ but which has wrought devastation on lives and livelihoods round the world.
On climate change, he said Nigeria was concerned about the recharge of the Lake Chad, which has great implications on security, irregular migration, and livelihoods.
The Deputy Secretary-General said she was on a courtesy call with her team to flag interest on challenges that concern the UN, particularly COVID-19, climate change, security, and humanitarian responses to the diverse challenges.
