Gambari made the call on Saturday in Abuja at the book launch of a Nigerian former Ambassador, Mohammed Ibrahim titled “With Heart and Might: 33 Years In the Nigerian Diplomatic Service.”
Browsing: Lake Chad Basin Commission
“At all times, that is my first concern, my priority,” he said. “That is why we are hosting a summit of Lake Chad Basin Commission in Abuja, to discuss the situation in Chad, and the implications for neighbouring countries.
The Chairman, Council of Ministers, Lake Chad Basin Commission, Suleiman Adamu, says $5 billion (about N1.84 trillion) is required to recover the Basin’s areas affected by Boko Haram crisis.
Heads of State and Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission on Saturday renewed their commitment to the fight against Boko Haram terrorists with a view to bringing a definitive end to the insurgency.
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday departed Abuja for N’Djamena, Chad, to preside over the Summit of Heads of States and Governments of the Lake Chad Basin Commission.
Moving the motion, Faleke reminded the house that Lake Chad Basin Commission was established in 1964 to harness the resources of the lake for aquaculture, potable water and livestock and irrigation for agricultural development.
The draft document prepared by military experts, Chiefs of Defence Staff and heads of intelligence and security services of the LCBC was validated in Yaounde on Thursday, though the content was not made public.
It will be recalled that President Jonathan and the Heads of State and Government of the neighbouring countries of Niger, Chad, Cameroon and Benin Republic resolved at a meeting in Paris, France in May this year to intensify joint efforts to curtail terrorism and violent extremism
As a result, over 30 million people living around the Lake Chad Basin have lost their means of livelihood such as fishing, farming and other economic and social activities that take place there.
Declaring the event open in Abuja on Friday, the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nigeria, Rt. Hon. Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, said that the committee was established in 2004 and re-inaugurated in 2013 in Niamey, Niger Republic