Security challenges top Buhari’s discussion at G7 meeting
Adetokunbo Fakeye
Nigeria President, Muhammed Buhari is expected to make the country security situations a priority topic at the G7 leaders meeting holding in Germany.
Buhari, SSA on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, revealed this in a statement from Munich on Sunday.
According to him, top on the list of the requests President Buhari will tender before the G7 leaders is on the problem of security.
The President said he had used every opportunity at his disposal ahead of the meeting to discuss the country’s needs with specific reference to terrorism and development needs at person-to-person meetings and phone conversations with some of these leaders.
“We have a problem which they know.
“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,” he said.
President Buhari announced that the leaders of the industrialised nations had shown a preparedness to work with Nigeria to help the oil-rich nation out of her problems.