France offers support for Nigeria to overcome security challenges

Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – French President Emmanuel Macron has assured President Muhammadu Buhari that his country will  support Nigeria with everything to overcome security threats.

The two presidents committed to work together in fighting insecurity bedeviling the Lake Chad basin area and the entire stretch of the Sahel region at a bilateral meeting hosted by Macron on the sidelines of the Financing Africa Summit in Paris on Tuesday.

Presidential Spokesperson, Garba Shehu, quoted the French president as saying: “the French government will absolutely be there on the side of Nigeria and it is willing to support with everything to assist the country to overcome the security threats.”

Macron also pledged to support Nigeria in confronting the challenges faced with COVID-19 vaccines.

In a statement, Shehu said that President Buhari outlined the challenges facing Nigeria as well as its neighbours and spoke about the steps he has taken to reignite response to the situation, which included the appointment of the new Service Chiefs.

Buhari also expressed the willingness of Nigeria to work with France and all international partners to reign in the security challenges and thanked President Macron for agreeing to intensify the existing partnership with Nigeria.

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