Given that terrorism has a negative impact on international peace, causes human displacement, and contributes to rising levels of poverty, President Bola Tinubu has asked the UN for assistance in Nigeria’s fight against terrorism.
On Thursday, he made the appeal during a meeting at the State House with Mr. Vladimir Voronkov, the Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations Office on Counter-Terrorism.
The president pointed out that terrorism has repeatedly undone advancements in development and elevated instability in families and communities.
According to him, the UN needs to handle things consistently when it comes to the developing world.
“We appreciate all that you have been doing. We know in the face of many demands and challenges, you can still do much better. We can score you ‘A’ in collaboration but ‘B’ in physical support.
‘’You have to do more because terrorism is an effective danger to democracy; terrorism is also an effective danger to development. Growth and prosperity cannot be achieved until we banish terrorism.
‘’We have to equally look at other sides of the issue and I have said, it is the where, how and when of terrorism,” NAN quoted him as saying
According to Tinubu, insurgencies in some parts of the world present a problem that must be met with the prompt and thorough provision of the appropriate solutions.
“We must take into account the basic needs of our people. If out of the meagre resources presently available, we have to dip our hands without the steady support from organisations like the UN, then we are in trouble,” the President said.
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