President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned Western nations on the frivolous issuance of travel advisories on Nigeria, even as he urged the international media to be more objective in its reportage of the country.
The President also described his administration’s agricultural revolution in Nigeria as a successful experiment, which has not only made the country self-sufficient in the production of some crops, including rice but has also created over 13 million direct and indirect jobs in the last seven and half years.
Buhari spoke at an interactive session entitled, ‘A conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria,’ co-hosted by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP), the International Republican Institute, the National Endowment for Democracy, and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems.
According to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, the President also used the occasion to once again advise Western nations not to be in a rush to eliminate the usage of fossil fuels in a bid to ensure a healthy climate.
Further, he said Nigeria’s economy had registered positive growth in the last two quarters despite the gloomy outlook in the global economy, and the war in Ukraine.
He told the international community that despite the non-nonchalant actions and attitudes of some of its friends and allies, Nigeria is nonetheless winning the war on terrorism, making significant progress in dealing with the threats to Nigeria’s and the sub-region’s safety and survival.
