Acting President Yemi Osinbajo yesterday held a crucial meeting with a delegation from the African Union Peace and Security Council (PSC), which has been visiting countries in the lake Chad basin on a fact-finding mission.
The PSC delegation was led by its Chairperson for the month of July, Ambassador Bankole Adeoye, who is also Nigeria’s Ambassador to Ethiopia and to the AU.A statement signed by his Special Assistant on media and publicity, Laolu Akande, quoted Osinbajo as revealing during the closed door meeting that countries in the Lake Chad Basin have worked together to deal with the terrorist insurgency in the region and the consequent humanitarian crisis.He said the Buhari administration is “extremely pleased with what we have seen, and we like to see more,” of such cooperation. He cited the progress of the Multi-National Joint Task Force set up to address the terrorist insurgency.
Mohammed said that as a responsible corporate entity, the NNPC would do everything within its means to support the university and the families of the victims of the attack.Also, the United Nations’ New Humanitarian Fund (UN-NHF) has earmarked $10.5 million (N3.213 billion) to overcome humanitarian crises in Borno State the Northeast sub-region of the country.The Country UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, Mr. Edward Kallon disclosed this yesterday in a statement to journalists in Maiduguri.