President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, said the poor and vulnerable in Nigeria remain a top priority for protection and lifting from the poverty cycle, assuring that social safety nets will be further sustained, while access to education and opportunities will be expanded.
Speaking at the virtual official presentation of the Country Review
Report of Nigeria to the 31st Africa Peer Review Forum of the African
Union, President Buhari said the government will also take advantage of
information, communication, and technology to ensure inclusiveness,
access and create more opportunities.
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, in a statement said President
Buhari reiterated that Nigeria had remained a committed and dedicated
member of the African Peer Review family, after acceding to the
Mechanism in 2003.
President Buhari said Nigeria remains grateful to be at the esteemed
Forum of the Heads of State and Government, which provides a unique
opportunity to present the Country Review Reports of some countries,
including the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
He congratulated the other three countries (Namibia, Niger, and South
Africa) that had been reviewed alongside Nigeria, commending the
boldness and courage to present their countries for the comprehensive
exercise.
