President Muhammadu Buhari says the stability of Libya matters to Nigeria.
Gatekeepers News reports that President Muhammadu Buhari said the stability of Libya has implications on countries in the Lake Chad Basin area, including Nigeria.
Buhari made this known while hosting the Chairman, Presidential Council of Libya, Mohammed Menfi in Abuja on Wednesday.
The President of Nigeria said, “Republics of Chad, and Niger, have extensive borders with Libya, and they are our immediate neighbours. Whatever affects them affects us. The stability or instability of Libya will directly affect us.”
He stressed that the security of Nigeria was his number one priority, adding that “unless a country or institution is secured, there’s no way you can efficiently manage it.”
Buhari said he was glad Menfi could personally attend the Summit of Lake Chad Basin Commission which held in Abuja on Tuesday
The Summit discussed the situation in Chad and the implications for security in neighbouring countries
Menfi on the other end said Libya was fast-evolving, “and we now have one government, active on the ground. We are expelling the mercenaries, and unifying the instructions.”
He disclosed that democratic elections would be held in the nation in due course, adding that the historical relationship between his country and Nigeria in the areas of oil and agriculture meant that one country could not ignore the other.
Menfi said, “We aspire for joint cooperation, and reactivation of previous agreements.”
