President Buhari has pledged that his government will not rest until the
remaining Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in April 2014
are safely released. He renewed his commitment Monday in Katowice,
Poland, at a bilateral meeting with Swiss President Alain Berset, on the
margins of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP24. The President had
spent the whole day at the International Conference Centre, Katowice,
where he delivered his national address at the opening of the 12-day
meeting of COP24, met with several world leaders and visited the
impressive Nigerian pavilion at the climate summit. During his meeting
with the Swiss President, the Nigerian leader thanked the Swiss
Confederation for its efforts and important role as intermediaries to
secure the release of some Chibok girls and assured him that the issue
of the remaining kidnapped girls and other abducted persons will remain a
''key priority'' for the Nigerian government. President Buhari and his
Swiss counterpart discussed joint strategies to ensure the safe return
of the girls, building on the past successes of securing the release of
some of the Chibok girls and other abducted persons in the North Eastern
part of Nigeria.''We will continue to make the safe release of the
remaining Chibok girls a priority and will welcome any kind of support
from any quarters to make this happen, '' the President said.In separate
bilateral meetings with the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda and the
Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, President Buhari commended the
country for a successful outing at the opening of the COP24 meeting in
Katowice. The President told his Polish counterpart that Nigeria was
facing serious climate change challenges, particularly the receding Lake
Chad, which is a source of livelihood to some 40 million people living
in the region.''Nigeria is totally committed to global efforts to
mitigate and adapt to effects of climate change,'' President Buhari told
the Polish leader, whose country is the president of COP24.We will ensure the release of remaining kidnapped Chibok girls - President Buhari tells Swiss President in Poland
President Buhari has pledged that his government will not rest until the
remaining Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists in April 2014
are safely released. He renewed his commitment Monday in Katowice,
Poland, at a bilateral meeting with Swiss President Alain Berset, on the
margins of the UN Climate Change Conference, COP24. The President had
spent the whole day at the International Conference Centre, Katowice,
where he delivered his national address at the opening of the 12-day
meeting of COP24, met with several world leaders and visited the
impressive Nigerian pavilion at the climate summit. During his meeting
with the Swiss President, the Nigerian leader thanked the Swiss
Confederation for its efforts and important role as intermediaries to
secure the release of some Chibok girls and assured him that the issue
of the remaining kidnapped girls and other abducted persons will remain a
''key priority'' for the Nigerian government. President Buhari and his
Swiss counterpart discussed joint strategies to ensure the safe return
of the girls, building on the past successes of securing the release of
some of the Chibok girls and other abducted persons in the North Eastern
part of Nigeria.''We will continue to make the safe release of the
remaining Chibok girls a priority and will welcome any kind of support
from any quarters to make this happen, '' the President said.In separate
bilateral meetings with the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda and the
Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, President Buhari commended the
country for a successful outing at the opening of the COP24 meeting in
Katowice. The President told his Polish counterpart that Nigeria was
facing serious climate change challenges, particularly the receding Lake
Chad, which is a source of livelihood to some 40 million people living
in the region.''Nigeria is totally committed to global efforts to
mitigate and adapt to effects of climate change,'' President Buhari told
the Polish leader, whose country is the president of COP24.
