President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, in New York, addressed
United Nations Plenary Summit for the Adoption of the Post-2015
Development Agenda, during which he promised that his administration
will address the problem of capital flight and oil theft which have
seriously affected the Nigerian economy.
President Buhari similarly reiterated his commitment to transparency
and accountability in the way in which the country’s revenues are
managed, stating that aside attempts being made to improve and
streamline internally generated revenue in the country, he would also
plug all loopholes.
Buhari lauded the adoption of the Post-2015 Global Development
Agenda, saying that he was pleased that world leaders had reaffirmed
their commitment to sustainable development, international peace and
security, and the protection of the planet.
Buhari said, “These are really the major issues of the day. For the
first time, we have at our disposal a framework that is universal in
scope and outlook, with clearly defined goals and targets, and
appropriately crafted methods of implementation.
“The Declaration that we have adopted today testifies to the urgency
and the necessity for action by all of us. It is not for want of
commitment that previous initiatives have failed or could not be fully
realised. What seemed to be lacking in the past were political will and
the required global partnership to pursue and implement the programmes
to which we committed ourselves.
“This Declaration enjoys global consensus. We have agreed to deliver
as one and to leave no one behind. This is a promise worth keeping. We
have agreed to create viable partnerships and to adopt the means of
implementation for the goals and targets of the global sustainable
development agenda in all its three dimensions; namely economic, social
and environmental.
Noting that illiteracy, hunger and diseases are associated evils that
go hand in hand with poverty, the President urged the world leaders to
do everything possible “to eliminate these ills from our midst by 2030
as the Declaration loudly proclaims.”
“The bottom billion that has neither safety nets nor social
protection, need to be rescued from their perpetual state of
hopelessness, fear and indignity,” Buhari said.
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