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Africa Day: Solution To Africa’s Food Sufficiency, Development Abound Within Continent, Princess Akobundu, AUDA-NEPAD Boss
Joel Ajayi
For African continent to achieve food sufficiency and standard development as envisioned by the founding fathers of African Unity, it behooves on every nation to develop policies and programmes, capable of harnessing its abundant resources and synchronise them with Continental Agendas as exemplified by the Nigerian Government, says Princess Gloria Akobundu fsi, National Coordinator/Chief Executive Officer, African Union Development Agency- New Partnership for Africa’s Development African Peer Review Mechanism (AUDA-NEPAD/APRM) Nigeria.
In a statement signed by Media Assistant to National Coordinator/CEO,
AUDA-NEPAD/APRM Nigeria, Abolade Ogundimu as Nigeria join Africa to celebrate 2022 Africa Day, a day set aside by the United Nations to celebrate the establishment of the Organization of African Union (O.A.U.) on same date in 1963, as O.A.U later transformed to African Union in 1994.
The theme of the 2022 Africa Day is ‘Strengthening Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security on the African Continent’.
According to the Agency’s Boss, the theme is apt as the entire world battles for food security due to effects of COVID-19 pandemic on food security and other hindrances on food sufficiency.
“President Muhammadu Buhari-led Government has proven Nigeria’s commitment to conceive and implement developmental policies that are in tandem with Continental programmes and growth plan.
“Africa is a continent that is endowed with abundant human and mineral resources, therefore, every effort to harness them should be of interest to every nation for Continental growth.
“As an Agency that is mandated to ensure domestication of African Union developmental programmes, AUDA-NEPAD Nigeria has enjoyed great commitment and support from the administration of President Buhari.
“The successful launching of AUDA-NEPAD Initiative to strengthen Smallholder Farmers capabilities Towards Productive Land Restoration amid COVID-19 Pandemic’, and the successful Second Peer Review of Nigeria in the four thematic areas of APRM among others have strengthened Nigeria’s commitment,” she said.
It will be recalled that Nigeria’s Country Review Report (CRR) was unanimously approved by Heads of State and Government Orientation Committee at the 35th African Union Ordinary Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 4th February, 2022.
The CRR approval has led to the ongoing drafting and harmonisation of the National Programme of Action (NPoA) which will be launched upon its completion by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The APRM xrays four thematic areas namely: Economic Governance and Management (EGM); Socio-Economic Development (SED); Corporate Governance and; Political Governance and Management (DPG).
African Union has further renewed its commitment to Continental growth through the introduction of Agenda – 2063 ‘Africa We Want ‘, and Nigeria is at the forefront in championing African cause at global fora through various strategic engagements including AUDA-NEPAD organised special side events at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) since 2018.
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CSO Salutes Trump
A Civil Society Organization (CSO) under the aegis of Initiative for Leadership Development and Change (ILDC) has congratulated President Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States of America.
Chief Ugochukwu Nnam, President of the CSO said this in an interview with the Newsmen in Abuja on Monday.
He expressed optimism over improvement on not just American economy but global economy with the inauguration of Trump.
“This is a man with greater vision of making environment around him great.
“In less than few hours of his inauguration, TikTok is back into existence, this shows how he is going to revive the world economy,” he said.
The ILDC boss who reiterated his confidence in Trump’s Presidency, described him as a man of clues and ideas to drive a stable America and the world at large.
He lauded Trump’s collaboration with global entrepreneurs like Elon Musk in an effort to revitalize America’s economy.
According to him, men and women of ideas flock together, they work together for better society and this is what Trump is doing.
Recall that Donald Trump became the 47th President of the U.S by polling 312 electoral votes Vice President Kamala Harris’ 226 votes in Nov, 2024.
Following the oath of office, Trump will address the nation before he is expected to parade across town to the White House and attend three inaugural balls in the evening
About 200,000 supporters are expected to visit the city to mark the presidential transfer of power.
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