PRESIDENT BUHARI RECEIVES IN AUDIENCE CHADIAN SPECIAL ENVOY H.E DALLAH 1. L-R; Special Envoy Minister of Civil Work, Head of Delegation, Mr. Brah Mahamat Dallah and President Muhammadu Buhari during an audience with the Chadian President His Excellency, General MahamatIdriss Derby Itno delegation at the State House Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. AUGUST 19TH 2022.
The stability of Chad Republic, and, indeed, all
our neighboring countries, is in our interest, President Muhammadu Buhari has
said.
The President spoke Friday at State House, Abuja,
while receiving a Special Envoy from the Transitional President of Chad,
General Mahamat Idris Derby.
Chad holds a Sovereign National Dialogue August 20,
2022, and according to the Special Envoy, Mr Brah Mahamat Dallah, “the outcome
would be respected, and not tampered with.”
President Buhari said relations between Nigeria and
Chad transcended that of neighbors, as the late President, Marshal Idris Derby
Itno “kept me constantly briefed on developments in the country.”
Speaking further on the virtues of good
neighborliness, the President said “common sense makes it extremely important
that we be interested in the stability of Chad Republic, as it is in our own
interest.
“We are genuinely concerned, and I am sincerely
impressed with the leadership of the country in stabilizing the polity.
“It was the belief in good neighborliness that made
me first visit Chad, Niger Republic, Cameroon, and Benin Republic when I came
in 2015. The more exclusion we create, the more we endanger present and future
generations of our countries.”
President Buhari said he would “keep an ear to the
ground, monitor developments closely,” as Chadians hold the National Dialogue,
and offered the support of Nigeria in any form required.
The Special Envoy, who is also the country’s
Minister of Public Works, extolled the long relationship between Nigeria and
Chad, and indicated that over 99% of Chadians were interested in, and taking
part in the National Dialogue, including main rebel groups.
He said the parley was sovereign, and the
conclusions would be scrupulously implemented.
“We need the support of Nigeria during and after
the event,” he added.