Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, again on
Tuesday took his quest for the urgent rehabilitation and
reconstruction of the North-East Zone now devastated by the
Boko Haram insurgents to the international community.
Saraki while while receiving the Ambassador of South Korea,
Mr. Noh Kyu-Duk, and the India High Commissioner to
Nigeria, Mr. A.R. Ghanashyam who visited him separately in
Abuja said rebuilding the North-east zone has become the
responsibility of the global community.
He lamented that the zone currently lacks functional
hospitals, schools and other social amenities that make like
worth living and specifically called on the two envoys and
their countries to assist in the rebuilding and rehabilitation
efforts of the Federal Government in the Northeast, which
will immediately follow the seizure of insurgency operations
in the area.
He stated that one of the major challenges confronting the
country is the insecurity caused by the Boko Haram.
"Nigerians are yearning for a move to address some key
issues such as the security challenges we are seeing in
Northeastern part of country. We went to visit the zone and
our observation was that there is need for rehabilitation and
reconstruction. They now lack schools, hospitals and houses.
All these need to be totally rebuilt in most of those places.",
he said.
"I think a lot of our friendly countries like yourself can play a
role in this great humanitarian support to see what you can
contribute to the development of the area because if we are
going to reconstruct the Northeast today, it cannot just be
from our regular inflows and revenues.
"I think it is a big responsibility for all our friends to see how
they can contribute in putting together an infrastructure
development fund that will go towards rebuilding the
Northeast. The rebuilding of the Northeast should be a
global responsibility", he said.
The Senate President also told his visitors that the Senate
under his leadership is currently reviewing extant laws and
also initiating new ones to make Nigeria an attractive
investment destination.
He said: "We are ready as the Eighth Senate, and one of our
legislative agenda that has been listed is reviewing all laws
that have to do with making Nigeria more attractive for
business people to do business, looking at legal instruments
that will also improve our commercial dispute resolution
and make people find Nigeria as a place that it will be easy
to do business."
He added that the Senate was also interested in how Nigeria
can deepen her trade relationship with South Korea and
India.
Earlier, the South Korean Ambassador, Mr. Kyu-Duk, noted
that the Senate President had already proved himself "as a
visionary leader who is set to achieve the change agenda
having delivered reforms and change in the areas of health,
education, agriculture, security, power and environment as
former Governor of Kwara State."
He added: "I am quite confident of your success in leading
this august representative body to reform malfunctioning
sectors of this country through proactive legislations. Nigeria
is a second home to me."
On his part, the Indian High Commissioner to Nigeria, Mr.
Ghanashyam, said his country desired improved business
relationship with Nigeria, having sustained mutual
understanding even before the two countries became
independent.
Apart from the establishment of healthcare and educational
facilities in the country, the envoy said that India is ready to
partner Nigeria to diversify her economy through agriculture
and the knowledge-based industry.o
Signed
The Media Office of the Senate President
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Lalasticlala

There is a reason I don't like this guy.

It takes a lot to build but to destroy is easier.Efforts of our forefathers,What legacy do we leave behind?






D evil u do still lives after u;insurgents beware.

global responsibility my foot. if buhari is serious about his anti corruption crusade he should start from the north especially the north east. all their corrupt govt from 1999 to date what did they do with the state's money. "they lack school" very funny when their brothers consider education as haram. the north should better take the responsibility of building the north, after all after the destruction of the east during the war govt abandoned the region, but its people built it back from the scratch.

Cc lalasticlala, Afam4eva, OAM4J

vitaminA:
Cc lalasticlala, Afam4eva, OAM4J

Mischievous heading.
Be honorable @ op.

But rebuilding ND, SS or even Biafra is the aborigines responsibility ...Nigeria means North