Public opinions have opposed the President’s plan to attend the IDA for Africa Summit in Dakar, Senegal, with many citing escalating insecurity across the country, a situation they claimed he ought to stay back in the country to fix.
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An institution of the World Bank Group, IDA is deepening its support to drive a resilient recovery for countries hit by the global crises of climate and COVID -19, growing levels of insecurity and more recently, by the impact of the war in Ukraine through its historic $93 billion 20th replenishment cycle (IDA20) which goes into effect between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2025.
The President’s declaration followed the evacuation exercise of Nigerians, stranded in the aftermath of the happenings in Ukraine.
The Summit which holds February 17 – 18, 2022, will have the participants deliberate on themes currently affecting the world.
The event, holding from November 15 to November 21, is being convened by the African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIM) in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat.
The President is scheduled to deliver his national statement at the High-Level segment for Heads of State and Government at the conference on Tuesday, November 2.
The Summit, to be hosted by President Emmanuel Macron, will draw major stakeholders in the global finance institutions and some Heads of Government, who will, collectively, discuss external funding and debt treatment for Africa, and private sector reforms.