The G7 group of industrialized nations has resolved to support the new
\nNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n
This followed the group’s acknowledgment of the way and manner of his
\nemergence and the tremendous challenges faced by the government he leads,
\nnot of his making, especially in its efforts to combat the Boko Haram.<\/p>\n
A statement issued by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant (Media and
\nPublicity) to the President said that “at the end of the presentation he
\nmade on Monday, the G7 leaders said to him that they recognized the
\nPresident’s massive amount of confidence and expectations behind his
\ngovernment. They acknowledged him as having emerged from an election
\nadjudged to be the freest in the country’s electoral history, but
\nregretted the severe handicaps his new government has to face from the
\noutset.<\/p>\n
“They told President Buhari that they took cognizance of the fact of the
\nseveral handicaps, including the lack of resources, leaving him with a
\ngovernment over-stretched in capacity, itself riddled with mismanagement.
\nThey noted that the country’s army lacked training and equipment with
\nlittle or no will to engage.<\/p>\n
“In recognition of the fact that the security threat of the Boko Haram had
\ngone beyond Nigeria, equally affecting other countries in the region, the
\nG7 conceded that no one country can tackle it alone.<\/p>\n
“They expressed warm sentiments towards the Nigerian leader and praised
\nhim for reaching out to the country’s neighbours and the group of
\nindustrialized nations within a week of his takeover of government.<\/p>\n
“In view of the seriousness he has shown in tacking this problem, the
\ngroup pledged that they would “engage, cooperate and collaborate” with
\nPresident Buhari’s government in tackling the serious problems that
\nNigeria faces.<\/p>\n
“They left it to President Buhari to come up with the specifics on his
\nrequirements, assuring that they would study the requirements either
\nindividually or collectively and offer help. They asked to know the nature
\nand the scale of the problems in order to know the nature and the scale of
\nthe assistance they will provide. Suffice it to say that they assured
\nPresident Buhari that ‘Nigeria will find a partner in the G7.'”<\/p>\n
President Buhari, who had the privilege of being the first to address the
\nG7 among the invited presidents and prime ministers was warmly received at
\nthe summit. He returned to Nigeria in the early hours of Tuesday, 9 June.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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