Buhari: Instability in Libya, Our Deep Concern
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday expressed reservation that a stable or unstable Libya has implications for countries in the Lake Chad Basin area, including Nigeria.
The disclosure was made when he hosted the Chairman, Presidential Council of Libya, Mr. Mohammed Younis Menfi, at the State House on Tuesday.
In a statement made available to the media, Mr. Femi Adesina, his Special adviser on, Media and Publicity, quoted him as saying that: “Republics of Chad, and Niger, have extensive borders with Libya, and they are our immediate neighbours. Whatever affects them affects us. The stability or instability of Libya will directly affect us,” President Buhari said.
He stressed that security of Nigeria was number one priority to him, noting that “unless a country or instit...
