{"id":44964,"date":"2015-12-16T20:36:48","date_gmt":"2015-12-16T19:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=44964"},"modified":"2015-12-16T20:36:48","modified_gmt":"2015-12-16T19:36:48","slug":"we-can-surmount-terrorism-other-challenges-buhari-tells-ecowas-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/we-can-surmount-terrorism-other-challenges-buhari-tells-ecowas-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"We can surmount terrorism, other challenges, Buhari tells ECOWAS leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"adn ads\">\n<div class=\"gs\">\n<div id=\":n6\" class=\"ii gt m151ac3e36c1c896d adP adO\">\n<div id=\":n7\" class=\"a3s\">President Muhammadu Buhari has told sub regional leaders that terrorism,<br \/>\nclimate change and other challenges confronting West Africa were not<br \/>\ninsurmountable.<\/p>\n<p>The President made the remark at the 48th Ordinary Session of the Economic<br \/>\nCommunity of West African States\u00a0 (ECOWAS) Summit of Heads of State and<br \/>\nGovernment, which coincides with the 40th anniversary of the sub regional<br \/>\nbody, in Abuja,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn spite of the significant achievements, our Community still faces<br \/>\nnumerous challenges. While some militate against the integration drive,<br \/>\nothers continue to pose risks to peace and security, as well as political<br \/>\nstability in the region. There are also structural and administrative<br \/>\nchallenges in running the Commission that equally require serious<br \/>\nattention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecurity challenges persist in our region as we continue to be confronted<br \/>\nwith the daunting scourge of transnational organised crime including arms<br \/>\ntrafficking, drug trafficking, as well as piracy and criminality at sea.<br \/>\nEqually worrying is the rising scourge of violent extremism and terrorism.<br \/>\nAll this constitute serious threats to peace and security in the region,<br \/>\nand therefore require our urgent and concerted actions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRegional and indeed global solidarity is vital in our efforts to counter<br \/>\nthese threats. To this end, we must continue to enhance our system of<br \/>\ngovernance and, working with our partners, accelerate the implementation<br \/>\nof our joint initiatives and mechanisms created to address these daunting<br \/>\nbut not insurmountable risks. As we do so, we should not relent in our<br \/>\neffort to engage with member states coming out of crises, in order to help<br \/>\nthem to consolidate on the achievements made,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>President Buhari acknowledged that the problems associated with climate<br \/>\nchange may require huge investment of resources far beyond the regional<br \/>\ncapabilities.<\/p>\n<p>He therefore urged ECOWAS leaders to continue to press for international<br \/>\nassistance and to work with the rest of the world towards protecting the<br \/>\nenvironment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should do so without losing focus on our industrial development<br \/>\nobjectives. Our efforts to fast track regional integration should also be<br \/>\ninformed by the requirement for clean source of energy. In this regard, I<br \/>\nwelcome the agreed outcome of the just concluded COP21 in Paris, which<br \/>\naims at reducing global warming and providing for financial support to<br \/>\ndeveloping nations,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Also speaking, the President of the ECOWAS Commission, Kadre Desire<br \/>\nOuedraogo, said to live up to our commitments, \u201cwe shall spare no effort<br \/>\nin fixing the shortcomings of our action and tackling the numerous<br \/>\nchallenges ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr Nkosazana<br \/>\nDlamini Zuma, said to solve the myriad of problems facing the continent,<br \/>\nevery leader must, therefore, \u201ccreate peace and security, good governance<br \/>\nand stability, build decentralised governance and ensure that young<br \/>\npeople, boys and girls are in school and remain in school, create good<br \/>\njobs by industrialising, provide conditions for innovation, and ensure<br \/>\nthat all African citizens, irrespective of their religion, language,<br \/>\ngender can participate in the economic, social, political and cultural<br \/>\ndevelopment of the continent.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On his part, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head<br \/>\nof the United Nations Office for West Africa (UNOWA), Mohammed Ibn<br \/>\nChambas, said the UNOWA is committed to further solidifying its<br \/>\npartnership with ECOWAS in addressing threats to peace and security in the<br \/>\nregion and in mobilising international attention and support to combat<br \/>\nthese threats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"hi\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ajx\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gA gt acV\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Muhammadu Buhari has told sub regional leaders that terrorism, climate change and other challenges confronting West Africa were not insurmountable. 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