UN Embargo: Central African Republic Begs for Nigeria’s Intervention.

 The Central African Republic has requested Nigeria to intervene in the United Nations embago placed on the country on procurement of military equipment.

The request was made when the CAR Minister of National Defence Mr Joseph Yakete led a high powered delegation to the Ministry of Defence.

Among other things, the minister solicited for Nigeria assistance to train its Armed Forces which is currently being reorganized.

Mr Yakete also want’s Nigeria to consider investing in CAR agricutural and mineral sectors which he said are 95 percent under-utilized.

 The Minister described Nigeria as a shining example to the rest of Africa even as he thanked Nigerians living in CAR whom he said stood with the country during its internal crisis.

He also conveyed the good wishes  of the President and people of CAR to the government of Nigeria and wished President Muhammadu Buhari a speedy recovery.

In his response the Minister of Defence Mansur Muhammad Dan-Ali thanked the government and people of CAR for their visit and specially appreciated the good will message to President Muhammadu Buhari.

He acknowledged the significance of CAR in Africa and to Nigeria in particular, assuring his colleague that Nigeria is concerned with the developments in CAR because one quarter of the population of the country is made of Nigerians.

“Therefore, whatever affected the country will also affect Nigeria” he said.

He urged the country to continue to promote peace and security through democracy and good governance with-out which no nation can prosper.

 At the end of the visit the two Ministers agreed to draft bilateral agreements that will lead to the training of CAR Military officers in National Defence College, Armed Forces Command and Staff College Jaji and possibly in Nigerian Defence Academy too.

Colonel Tukur Gusau,

Public Relations officer to the Honorable Minister of Defence.

25.07.2017