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This handout image received from the State House in Nigeria on May 14, 2021, shows Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari (R) receiving Chadian President of the Transitional Council Lt. General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno (L) at State House in Abuja. (Photo by Sunday Aghaeze / STATE HOUSE NIGERIA / AFP)
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, in Abuja called on the international community to support Chad to conclude the transition from military to democratic government in a peaceful manner within the set time of 18 months.
He spoke at the opening of the Extraordinary Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC) convened to discuss the recent developments in Chad after President Idris Deby Itno died on the frontline while defending the territorial integrity of his country.
Emmanuel Egobiambu
Updated May 26, 2021
President Muhammadu Buhari (right) exchanging pleasantries with the Chairman, Presidential Council of Libya, Younis Menfi. Photo: [email protected]
President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria is concerned about Libya’s stability because issues affecting the North African nation greatly impact the Lake Chad Basin, which in turn affects Nigeria.
The Nigerian leader said this on Wednesday when he hosted the Chairman, of the Presidential Council of Libya, Mohammed Younis Menfi, in Abuja.
“Republics of Chad, and Niger, have extensive borders with Libya, and they are our immediate neighbours,” Femi Adesina, one of the presidential spokesmen, quoted his principal as saying. “Whatever affects them affects us. The stability or instability of Libya will directly affect us.”