{"id":44277,"date":"2015-11-28T16:39:04","date_gmt":"2015-11-28T15:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=44277"},"modified":"2015-11-28T16:43:55","modified_gmt":"2015-11-28T15:43:55","slug":"buhari-seeks-commonwealth-support-over-boko-haram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/buhari-seeks-commonwealth-support-over-boko-haram\/","title":{"rendered":"Buhari Seeks Commonwealth Support Over Boko Haram"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari late <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_915984023\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Friday<\/span><\/span> in Malta called for the<br \/>\nestablishment of a Commonwealth Committee to oversee the rendering of<br \/>\ngreater assistance and support to Nigeria and other member-countries which<br \/>\nhave been adversely affected by the scourge of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a banquet hosted by Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II for Heads<br \/>\nof State and Government participating in the Commonwealth Heads of<br \/>\nGovernment Meeting, President Buhari expressed the hope that the committee<br \/>\nwould have been established before the next meeting of the organisation.<\/p>\n<p>The President said that he also expects the committee to visit<br \/>\nmember-countries of the Commonwealth where terrorist organisations have<br \/>\nestablished a foothold with a view to evolving practical strategies for<br \/>\nmore meaningful assistance to the affected countries.<\/p>\n<p>President Buhari urged the Commonwealth to show greater resolve in helping<br \/>\nNigeria and other developing nations in its ranks to overcome the<br \/>\nchallenges of economic development, security, terrorism and corruption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith the improvement of global communications, terrorism has no borders<br \/>\nnow. What happened recently in France had a profound effect on all of us,<br \/>\nbut very few countries realize that Nigeria has suffered terrorist<br \/>\ncasualties of over 10,000 killed in the last six years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRight now, we have over two million internally displaced persons, most of<br \/>\nwhom are women and children, and most of the children are orphans,\u201d the<br \/>\nPresident told the Queen and Commonwealth Heads of State and Government.<\/p>\n<p>President Buhari who informed the gathering of efforts by Nigeria and<br \/>\nother members of the Lake Chad Basin Commission to curb the menace of Boko<br \/>\nHaram, noted that the problem of terrorism in West Africa had been<br \/>\naggravated by the collapse of the Gadhafi regime in Libya.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have agreed to a joint task-force for the elimination of Boko Haram,<br \/>\nbut it may not be easy, especially after the events in Libya when trained<br \/>\npeople with weapons moved back to Sahel region from where they were<br \/>\nrecruited by the former Libyan leader.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose weapons and expertise in their use are now aggravating the<br \/>\nsituation in the Sahel and further south,\u201d the President said.<\/p>\n<p>While calling for greater international support for Nigeria and other<br \/>\ncountries affected by terrorism, President Buhari expressed his<br \/>\nadministration\u2019s appreciation of the assistance already being received<br \/>\nfrom the Commonwealth, Britain, the Group of Seven Industrialized Nations,<br \/>\nFrance and the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am grateful to Britain, France and the United States. 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