

So whatever happens outside our shores, if we don’t take care of it very quickly, it will affect us.

“Nigeria, for example does not live in isolation within a global village. “So we are going to x-ray and see what solutions can come out of it for government implementation. The permanent secretary said the seminar was designed to achieve a firm perspective and X-ray Nigeria’s foreign policy in tandem with the transnational security challenges confronting it.Īccording to him, the sub-Saharan Africa has continued to feel the impact of the Libyan crisis that has led to proliferation of terrorist groups and illicit arms. He said that the nation had successfully played such key roles during the Liberia and Sierra Leon conflicts in the 1990s through ECOMOG. He said Nigeria’s foreign policy objective on Africa was premised on the basis of its big brother status in the continent and its contributions to peace in different countries. The theme of the Seminar is “Nigeria’s Foreign Policy and Transnational Security Changes in West Africa”. Samson Itegboje, said this at the National Defence College security seminar on Tuesday in Abuja. Lawamu, represented by the Director, Policy, Research and Statistics, Amb. Adamu Lamuwa, says the role of Nigeria as big brother in Africa had helped in addressing security challenges in the continent. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Amb. Why Nigeria will continue big brother role in Africa - Perm Sec Obi said: “Necessary corrective measures to planning or zoning violations by governments need not be punitive or unduly insensitive. He said while some of the ongoing demolitions may be excusable, they have, nonetheless, left many victims, mostly ordinary people who erred innocently or were ill-informed or misguided into becoming victims of the terrible situation. Obi made the appeal in a tweet on his handle on Tuesday. Peter Obi, has appealed to various governments involved in the demolition of ‘illegal’ structures across the country to be more humane and not unduly punitive and insensitive. The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the general election, Mr. “Tinubu, who was initially scheduled to be back in Abuja on Saturday, will now proceed to London, United Kingdom, for a short private visit,” a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Dele Alake, read.ĭemolitions: Be sensitive, not punitive - Obi begs governors The Presidency had on Saturday revealed that Tinubu canceled his planned return to Abuja that day. This concludes his one-week trip to Paris-where he attended a summit for A New Global Financing Pact hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron-and London, for a private visit. Presidential aircraft bearing Tinubu arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, at 05:05 pm local time where he was welcomed by a waiting crowd of supporters. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday evening, arrived Lagos from London ahead of Wednesday’s Eid-el-Kabir celebrations. Tinubu arrives Lagos from London ahead of Sallah
