President Muhammadu Buhari has said over 2.1 million people were displaced by devastating 2012 floods in Nigeria. He said this yesterday in his presentation at the 22nd Session of the
Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on
Climate Change (COP22) holding in Marrakech, Morocco.
Buhari, who noted that Nigeria had no choice but to key into the global action on climate change, said: “For us in Nigeria, the larger dimension of the challenge goes beyond emission rights. Survival rights are also at stake.”
Buhari said: “The Lake Chad Basin for example, has shrunk to a mere 10% of its original size, and this has seriously affected the livelihood of over 5 million people and contributed to the growth of insecurity in the region, including the emergence of Boko Haram as a terrorist group.
“Hence the urgent need to resuscitate Lake Chad. In this regard, I seize this opportunity to express gratitude and appreciation to those who have responded to our call and to encourage other well-meaning partners to join in our efforts to revive the Lake Chad Basin.”
He expressed the readiness of Nigeria to join hands for the change that the whole world is working towards.
Read more at http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/general/buhari-over-2-1m-nigerians-displaced-by-floods/171901.html#ofBVD8SPjVDii751.99
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