Nigeria Working Together With Chad Basin Neighbours - Osinbajo

Osinbajo stated this while receiving a delegation from the African Union Peace and Security Council which has been visiting countries in the region on a fact-finding mission on the crisis as part of its mandate.

“The Lake Chad Basin collaboration is one we are extremely proud of, where we as Africans are working together on our own issues. I am pleased to say the countries have worked greatly together”, a statement by his spokesman, Laolu Akande, quoted the acting president, as saying.

According to the VP, the Buhari administration is “extremely pleased with what we have seen, and we like to see more,” of such cooperation.

Osinbajo expressed satisfaction with the work of the Peace and Security Council of the AU. “I am extremely pleased and encouraged by the work of the PSC, the time and attention paid to this issue. These are matters we must address now and in the future”, he noted.

In his remarks, he told the acting president that the PSC delegation has been visiting the four countries in the Lake Chad Basin in past five weeks and has specifically visited seven cities in Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.

“This visit is the high point of our mission”, Adeoye stated, adding that Nigeria’s commitment to peace in Africa has been well demonstrated.