President Muhammadu Buhari will today (Saturday) leave for the 5th United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries (LCDs) in Doha, Qatar.
The President’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, who made this known via a statement on Saturday, said the latest development followed an invitation by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
According to Shehu, the conference scheduled to hold from March 5 to 9, 2023, under the theme, ‘From Potential to Prosperity’, holds once a decade and provides an opportunity to garner the support of the international community for accelerating sustainable development in the LDCs as well as assist them to make progress towards achieving prosperity.
He noted that President Buhari, while in Doha, will reinforce Nigeria’s commitment to support the most vulnerable countries to meet their development challenges.
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The Presidential spokesman revealed that Buhari will also highlight areas through which the Nigerian Government had provided them with various forms of assistance over time.
“As most of these countries struggle to find sustainable solutions to challenges of poverty, adverse effects of climate change, food, and energy crisis as well as high-debt burden among others, the Nigerian leader will vigorously reiterate the need for sustainable solutions for countries facing these severe challenges,” Shehu added.
According to him, the Summit will be attended by world leaders, the private sector, civil society and youth organisations.
It aims to share developmental ideas and mobilise political will, solidarity, action, and solutions to transform the LDCs, by finding sustainable solutions to the challenges of poverty, food insecurity, hunger, and weak or non-existent infrastructure.
The summit will also address the challenges of inadequate health facilities, climate change among others as they struggle to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
President Buhari’s delegation includes some ministers and top government officials who are expected to use the opportunity of the visit to sign some agreements and Memoranda of Understanding with the Qatari government.
Buhari is expected to return to Nigeria on Monday.
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