EU Gives Buhari €35 Million to Fight Looters


Category: Nigeria National News

The European Union (EU) delegation to Nigeria has said it is backing the Nigeria government with €35 million to fight it's corruption war.

Ambassador of European Delegation, Ambassador Michael Arrion during a press made this declaration. This is coming ahead of President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Strasbourg, France to address members of the European Union on terrorism and anti-graft war.


Arrion urged Nigerians to give the government time to execute its programmes, he said: “I think they have made  progress in the fight against corruption, particularly in the oil and you have seen in the two most visible domain of corruption, which is oil and the military.

He also informed that, “EU has committed about €35 million through on-going projects being implemented by the United Nations office targeted at various anti-corruption agencies."

The ambassador said EU was working with the office of the National Security Adviser, NSA, towards strengthening the capacity of Nigerian security challenges, particularly those posed by terrorism.

“The EU programme with the office of NSA aims to reduce radicalism through community engagement and engagement with prisoners and detainees as well as respect for human rights in law enforcement operations.”



Talking about the current economy crisis facing the country, he said: “The EU believes that the lingering upheaval in the international oil market is both a challenge and an opportunity for Nigeria to leverage on its abundant resources as Africa’s most populous and biggest economy to create wealth for its people and lift majority from poverty.”

Suggesting ideas on how Nigerian government could improve its revenue, he submitted that, reduction of import duties would motivate importers to ship their goods through Nigerian ports, thereby boosting revenue from import duties.

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