Stability of Chad, other Neighbouring Countries our Priority – Buhari
By Ozumi Abdul
President Muhammadu Buhari has said the stability of Chad Republic, and, indeed, all our neighboring countries, is in our interest.
The President disclosed this on Friday at the State House, Abuja, while receiving a Special Envoy from the Transitional President of Chad, General Mahamat Idris Derby.
Chad holds a Sovereign National Dialogue on Saturday August 20, 2022, and according to the Special Envoy, Mr Brah Mahamat Dallah, “the outcome would be respected, and not tampered with.”
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The Nigerian leader noted that the 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 neighbourliness, the President said “common sense makes it extremely important that we are 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 stabilising 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”, he said.
President Buhari said he would “keep an ear to the ground, monitor developments closely,” as Chadians hold the National Dialogue, and offer the support of Nigeria in any form required.
