Buhari Returns, To Address Nigerians On Independence Day
Nigeria's
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday returned to Nigeria after
attending the 70th United Nations General Assembly in
New York.
A
statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi
Adesina, confirmed his arrival and added that the President "will
on Thursday, October 1, 2015, make a nationwide broadcast as part of
programme of activities to mark Nigeria’s 55th Independence
Anniversary.
"The
broadcast will take place at 7am.
"All
electronic media stations are kindly requested to join the network
services of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal
Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) for the broadcast", the
statement added.
President
Buhari on Tuesday, highlighted
the roles required of UN member states in order to stop violent
extremism and the threat posed by terror groups in Middle East and
Africa.
He
noted that Boko Haram regained strength after it declared its
allegiance to the Islamic State, adding that the group's recruitment
has expanded to the Sahel region and encouraging activities of Boko
Haram.
President
Muhammadu Buhari reminded UN member states that “groups like
al-Qaeda and ISIL express their anger when people feel that injustice
and corruption leaves them with no choice of improving their lives",
adding that “the international community will be required to
disrupt illicit financial flows from nations with weak anti-theft
structures to other parts of the world” insisting that “where
such funds are identified, the victim states should be helped to
recover them expeditiously”.
He
made this known while speaking on a panel on Countering ISIL and
Violent Extremism chaired by United States’ President, Barrack
Obama, at the 70th United Nations General Assembly.
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