Standup9ja - ECOWAS parliament prays for Buhari’s quick recovery
The ECOWAS Parliament has joined
Nigerians in wishing President Muhammadu Buhari a quick recovery as he
receives medical care in a London hospital.
The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Moustapha Cisse Lo, made the remark while delivering his opening speech at 2017 1st Extraordinary Session of the 4thLegislature in Abuja.
He said: “I learnt that President Muhammadu Buhari
is currently in London, Great Britain for health reasons, I wish him, on
your behalf, a quick recovery.”
The speaker expressed concern over Nigeria’s
dwindling economy occasioned by fall in the price of oil and the
continuing attacks on its oil installations, this, he said, had resulted
in revenue loss for the government, high inflation and shortage of
foreign currencies.
“The decrease in petroleum revenue lays bare the real fragility of the budget,” he added.
Speaking on the political and security situation in
Mali, the speaker of the parliament condemned what he described as
“despicable and cowardly attacks” carried out in the region by the
enemies of peace and reconciliation in the country.
“It is with dismay and shock that we learnt of the
terrorist attack on a camp of the Malian armed forces in Gao, on
18January 2016, causing dozens of death and several seriously wounded
victims,” he said.
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