President Muhammadu Buhari will take
his agenda for the country to the Group of 7 of the
world’s most industrialised countries Summit
scheduled to Berlin, Germany on June 6 and 7.A
statement signed by the Head of the President’s
Media team, Malam Garba Shehu, a copy of which
was made available to Daily Trust on Sunday
quoted the president as planning to discuss his
agenda with G-7 countries, among them Germany,
United Kingdom, United States, France, Italy, Japan
and Canada.
The international community has responded
positively to the new administration of President
Muhammadu Buhari which was sworn in Friday in
Abuja with many world leaders expressing
optimism and a willingness to assist Nigeria tackle
some of its challenges.
Delivering his message to President Buhari at a
meeting on Friday shortly after the inauguration,
British Secretary for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs, Philip Hammond, who represented the
British Prime Minister, said the PM had requested
for a list of what Nigeria needs to help it succeed,
asking Buhari to attend the summit with his wish-
list.
“We are waiting for your own list,” Mr Hammond
said during the meeting with the president.
The weekend’s meeting was a follow-up to the one
held last weekend in London between then
President-elect Buhari and Prime Minister
Cameron, at which commitments were given to the
in-coming administration on several areas
including the fight against terrorism, power and
energy and such matters of common concerns of
migration challenges facing the continent as well
as what he called “intelligence fusion” to secure
Africa from global terror.
In an article titled “A New Beginning for a Long-
Standing Partnership” Mr Hammond elaborated on
some of the areas that his government is willing to
offer assistance.
“As we have been increasingly doing over the last
year, we look forward to working closely with the
Nigerian government and security forces to help
tackle Boko Haram and bring lasting stability to the
North East. We will share our experience in
building strong security architecture accountable to
an informed political system,” he wrote.
On his part, President Buhari promised to prepare
the government’s aspirations for the June 7-9
summit, which he said he will attend.
Meanwhile, other world leaders have continued to
express optimism following the inauguration of the
president.
The Special Envoy of the Republic of Korea to the
presidential inauguration, Mr Lee Ju Young
expressed his country’s confidence that Nigeria
will overcome its challenges, many of which he
said South Korea experienced on the paths to its
development.
“The international community has high hopes for
him (Buhari) to lead the way toward ‘a new kind of
Nigeria’ and I am here to convince Nigeria that the
Republic of Korea stands ready to be Nigeria’s
invaluable partner in its new journey,” the envoy
said during a visit to the Korean Cultural Centre in
Abuja yesterday.
Mr. Young, who is a fourth-term parliamentarian
and President of the Korean National Assembly’s
‘Forum for a New Era with Africa’ said his
country’s experience as a powerhouse in ICT,
energy, heavy industries, construction and many
others “places Korea in a unique position to
contribute to Nigeria’s future.”
“This is the key message I tried to convey to
President Buhari, Vice President Osinbanjo and
other high-level officials of the Nigerian
government with whom I met during my stay.
Through the meetings, I became all the more
confident in the bright future of Nigeria,” he said.
Similarly, the UK’s Secretary of State for Foreign
Affairs, Mr Hammond also shared this optimism
after his meeting with Buhari and wrote in his
article; “It is heartening, too, to watch President
Buhari’s positive efforts to discuss regional
stability with Nigeria’s neighbours.”
The need for international support for the new
administration is emphasised by the former US
Secretary of State, Madeleine Albright, and former
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs,
Johnnie Carson, in their article titled “Why Change
in Nigeria Matters to the World” published in Time
magazine.
“After campaigning as the anti-corruption, pro-
security candidate, Buhari now has a big job to do
if he is to capitalize on the new momentum for
change. To succeed, he will need the support of
the international community-which must stay
engaged in helping Nigeria along the path of
progress,” they wrote.
This, they argued, is important due to Nigeria’s
strategic importance to the international
community and its potential.

Source: Daily Trust

Good One!!

Nice

I expect Osinbajo to take charge in PMB's absence..govt. must not be ground to a hault one minute.

And he is Going with Nigeria's wish list!!!

All these G unit or na G string no they everly yeild result jooo.

That's good. GEJ attended the same summit as president

President Muhammadu Buhari. Hitting the ground running. Change is here.

Ok na, e don start be dat oooo

Let Buhari rule from Ado rock ooo...

All this travelling they are sharing....there is god

And the change has officially begin.

sotall:
Let Buhari rule from Ado rock ooo...


All this travelling they are sharing....there is god

Lol - the G7 summit is a gathering of top world leaders. Buhari cannot be absent from such a gathering...

bigboss80s:
That's good. GEJ attended the same summit as president

Abi o, that didn't make him a decent president. Anyways baba go and come, work plenty for ground.

God's grace and strength upon PMB and PYO.
I pray for God's wisdom upon them.

The G7 summit is truly important and I pray the international committee will throw-in their support behind this administration.

#Nigeriawillbegreatagain

It's well.