Buhari seeks international alliance to tackle terrorism, corruption

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the international community to collaborate in tackling some of the major threats to peace and human survival across the globe.

Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, in a statement, said Buhari made the call when he received letters of credence from the envoys at the state house, Abuja, on Thursday.

The president was quoted as saying terrorism, insurgency, displacement of persons, and climate change pose a real threat to human existence.

Buhari urged the diplomats to work towards building stronger relations with a focus on providing joint solutions to rising human and natural challenges.

According to the statement, Buhari received the letters of credence from Mohamadou Musa Njie, high commissioner of The Gambia, Kim Young-Chae, ambassador of South Korea, and Tomas Felix, ambassador of Slovak.

Others were John Donnelly, high commissioner of Australia, Masudur Rahman, high commissioner of Bangladesh, and Jaao Butiam, ambassador of Guinea Bissau.

“I would like to lay emphasis on the need for us to come together to address and overcome our common challenges,” the statement read.

“Terrorism, Insurgency, Displacement of Persons, Climate Change, Population Explosion, Human Trafficking, Corruption, Poverty, and Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons are all either the sources of conflict or results of it.

“These challenges, though on a diverse scale, threaten the existence of humanity and human relations.

“These challenges underscore the need for the international community to work together to collectively identify appropriate measures to globally overcome these challenges.’’

Buhari assured the new ambassadors that Nigeria enjoys “very good” bilateral relations with each of their countries.

“In addition to the fraternal relations between us, the one thing Nigeria has in common with your countries is peace,” he said.

“Peace is priceless, desirable and crucial to sustainable development and achieving the targets set by the UN global initiatives.

“It is therefore imperative for us to work individually and bilaterally for sustainable peace. Achieving global peace is vital to attaining food security. Peace and food security should be pursued simultaneously.”