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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