Nigeria president
would attend Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Paris, France Sunday
evening to join about one-hundred-fifty other world leaders for the Conference
of Parties 21 (COP21) on climate change.
The president
is expected present Nigeria’s statement at the opening session today before
participating in the launching of the International Solar Alliance same day, an
initiative of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
The alliance
which is code-named the International Agency for Solar Policy and Application
(InSPA) comprised all African nations located within the Tropic of Cancer and
Tropic of Capricorn.
On Tuesday,
the President would also participate in the summit of the Heads of State and
Government of the Lake Chad Basin Commission and Benin Republic which would
dwell on Boko Haram and other issues on security just as he would also attend
another event of the African Union, AU, tilted “Conference on Climate Change
and African Solutions”.
Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Environment, Mrs. Amina
Mohammed and the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.)
would accompany president Buhari to the meetings.
The
conference would elapse on December 11.
Also at the
conference, Yar’Adua Foundation, a non-Governmental Organization on
environmental issues would present a documentary to showcase the level of oil
pollution and degradations on most cities in Nigeria.
A statement
from the foundation on Sunday stated that Nigeria faces a looming climate and
environmental crisis that it can no longer afford to ignore.
The statement
further read: “Creeping effects of climate change and unchecked environmental
degradation in communities across the country, now pose monumental
socio-economic, political and sustainable development challenges to the nation.
With the
country’s population projected to an astronomical increase of 450 million by
2050, pressure on resources pose a real and present danger and risk to the
subregion and beyond.
“Narrated by
Ken Saro-Wiwa, Jr, the documentary tells the story of environmental threats and
unique challenges to security in Nigeria in affected communities. It connects
the dots between climate, environmental degradation, and security and serves as
an advocacy tool to raise awareness of the defining challenge of our time.
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