President Muhammadu Buhari has commended the decision of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OIC to support the Inter-Basin Water Transfer project, aimed at recharging the Lake Chad.
The President, who gave the commendation at the opening of the 14th Summit of the OIC bwing hosted by Saudi Arabia, noted that the shrinking of Lake Chad to about ten per cent of its original size had adversely affected over thirty million livelihoods in the sub-region.
He maintained that the shrinking had cause severe economic deprivation, fuelled illegal migration to Europe, the displacement of communities and radicalization of youth, forcing them to join the Boko Haram terrorist group.
President Buhari also lauded the OIC for its engagement of the Islamic Development Bank Group in the implementation of national development projects in Africa.
