President Muhammadu Buhari has said Nigeria is considering the request made by the Burundian government to provide energy, in the form of fuel to the country.
According to a statement signed yesterday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari made the pledge when he received the Minister of Finance, Budget, and Economic Planning of Burundi, Audace Niyonzima, at the State House, Abuja.
The president said Nigeria would support the Republic of Burundi in diverse ways as necessary, in the spirit of African solidarity and brotherliness.
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On the request for assistance in the area of energy provision, particularly fuel by the Burundian leader, Buhari further stated that he knew what it felt like for a country to suffer from energy shortage, and promised that he would get the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to look into the request.
Delivering his country’s message to the President, the Special Envoy of President Evariste Ndayishimiye wished the country well in general elections scheduled for February and March, this year.
“We pray that the polls would be peaceful and successful so that Nigeria would maintain her reputation as a bastion of peace and stability,” Niyonzima said.
On the request for assistance in the area of energy provision, particularly fuel, by the Burundi leader, Buhari further stated that he knows what it feels like for a country to suffer from energy shortage, and promised that he would get the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited to look into the request.
