Nigeria seeks collective efforts to end insecurity, environmental issues in Niger Basin
Nigeria Government on Thursday called for collective efforts to tackle insecurity and environmental challenges in the Niger Basin.
The Chairman, Council of Ministers of the Niger Basin Authority (NBA), Mr Suleiman Adamu, made the call at the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Council in Abuja.
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He said member countries ought to speedy up the implementation of both the Climate Resilience Investment Plan (CRIP) and the operational plans to enable the population feel the impact of the NBA.
“While we are looking at Lake chad as a major security and environmental issue, it appears that River Niger is also going the same way unfortunately. And it is quiet a wake up call for us all that we have a lot in our hands. Not only do we have to be dealing with similar issues in Chad basin, but also in the river Niger. Cameroon, Niger and Chad for instance are members of the Lake Chad basin Commision, in addition to Nigeria. So common problems, similar issues and collective efforts”.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Niger basin, like other river basins in the subregion is experiencing a degradation of its natural resources related to the combined effects of climate change and pressure of growing populations.
The extraordinary meeting brought to end the 5-year tenure of Nigeria as chairman of heads of states of the NBA. (NAN)
