The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has announced that the stability of Republic of Chad and all the neighbouring countries which has been severely criticised is actually in the best interest of Nigeria.
The president made this known while speaking on Friday at the State House, Abuja, while receiving a special envoy which was sent from the transitional president of Chad, General Mahamat Idris Derby.
Presently, Africa Daily News, New York can confirm that Chad is holding a sovereign national dialogue and according to the special envoy, Mr Brah Mahamat Dallah, the outcome would be respected, and not tampered with.
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President Buhari in a statement by his media aide, Femi Adesina, disclosed that relations between Nigeria and Chad transcended that of neighbours, as the late president, Marshal Idris Derby Itno, kept him constantly briefed on developments in the country before he died.
Speaking further on the advantages of good neighbourliness, the president said, ‘Common sense makes it extremely important that we be interested in the stability of Chad Republic, as it is in our own interest.
‘We are genuinely concerned, and I am sincerely impressed with the leadership of the country in stabilising the polity.
‘It was the belief in good neighbourliness that made me first visit Chad, Niger Republic, Cameroon and Benin Republic when I came in 2015. The more exclusion we create, the more we endanger present and future generations of our countries.’
President Buhari said he would ‘keep an ear to the ground, monitor developments closely,’ as Chadians hold the national dialogue, and offered the support of Nigeria in any form required.
The special envoy, who is also the country’s minister of public works, extolled the long relationship between Nigeria and Chad, and indicated that over 99 per cent of Chadians were interested in, and taking part in the national dialogue, including main rebel groups.
He said the parley was sovereign, and the conclusions would be scrupulously implemented.
