President Muhammadu Buhari has called for stronger global alliance in intelligence and information sharing to stall terror activities that currently haunts both developing and developed countries.
The President made the call yesterday while receiving Letters of Credence from the Ambassadors of the Republic of Tunisia, Mr. Jalel Trabelsi; Federal Republic of Germany, Dr. Bernhard Stephen Schlagheck; Kingdom of Sweden, Mrs. Inger Ultvedt and the High Commissioner of Canada, Mr. Christopher Thornley, at separate meetings, at the State House.
Buhari told the Canadian High Commissioner that countries must always be on alert and be willing to share information on activities of terrorists.
He commended the support Nigeria has received from several countries to fight Boko Haram insurgents in the northeast after the invitation to the G-7 meeting in Germany in 2015, saying that it led to the country recording remarkable progress in degrading the group and saving many lives.
“The terrorists are all over the place; and we must be more watchful. If a developed country like France can be attacked by terrorists to the point of killing about 130 people, then what more of developing countries?
“We need to build and keep increasing our capacities to network and stay ahead. We need to build these capacities across borders because terrorists operate across borders,” he said.
The President also expressed happiness that the rehabilitation of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the northeast also received attention from some countries, who were quick to render services and material support to alleviate the humanitarian crisis following the degrading of Boko Haram.
Buhari said his administration had instituted reforms in various sectors of the Nigerian economy to ensure stability and integrity in operations, promising to create a more enabling environment for new partnerships and attractions for Foreign Direct Investments (FDI).
In his remark, Thornley said the reforms in the Nigerian economy were necessary to build global confidence and deeper relationships that will benefit the country.
“We want you to know that Canada stands by you as a friend to Nigeria and your government,” the Ambassador said.