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November 21, 2019
Nigeriahas urged member states of the Gulf of Guinea Commission to work closely andcome up with measures to combat the insecurity in the region.
TheFederal Government also urged the Member States to show commitment to theirfinancial obligation toward the commission.
Ministerof State for Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada made the call in Abuja at the 11thOrdinary Session of the Council of Ministers of the Gulf of Guinea Commission,GGC.
Hesaid that the collective quest to address the security challenges in the regionrequired member countries to put in place measures to check the violation ofdomestic and international treaties in the region.
TheMinister recalled that in November 2017, while taking the mantle of leadershipof the organisation, Nigeria called for renewed commitments on the part ofmember states to make the Gulf of Guinea Region a zone of peace and security.
Alsospeaking, Executive Secretary, Gulf of Guinea Commission, Florentina Ukongasaid that the experts had worked very hard to come up with recommendations toencourage participation of member states in the Commission’s activities.