Senate President, Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called for joint global efforts to tackle terrorism, poverty and illegal migration.
Saraki who described the scourge as a global challenge spoke yesterday when a delegation of students of the Royal College of Defence Studies, United Kingdom, led by Major General Lawrence Craig visited him at the National Assembly in Abuja.
Responding to an address by the leader of the delegation, the Senate President, according to a statement by his Special Assistant on Print Media, Chuks Okocha, said the rising incidence of terrorism, poverty and illegal migration across the world, constitute a threat to the peace, stability and wellbeing of humanity irrespective of their countries of residence.
He said: “When we talk about terrorism, poverty and migration, these are issues of great importance to us,” he said, asking “how do we address them? How do we secure our people from the ravages of terrorism, illegal migration and biting poverty?”
He noted that the manner terrorism, poverty and migration are tackled will go a long way in deterring the fate of Africa even though it is the obvious destination of huge economic investment and growth in the next 30 years.
Earlier, the leader of the delegation, Major General Craig, said that they were in Nigeria as part of their study tour of West Africa, to learn at first hand the efforts being made by the various governments to ensure stability, security and prosperity in their countries.
