NIGERIANS, PDP IN DEEP SHOCK AS BUHARI DELIVERS HIS BEST SPEECH EVER, DAMNS WORLD LEADERS…..

President Muhammadu Buhari, has delivered
one of his best speeches ever, as he declared
that Nigeria will be one of the world’s best
examples in emission reduction.
The President, made this known on Tuesday, in
his statement at the 22nd Session of the
Conference of Parties to the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change,
COP22, taking place in Marrakech, Morocco.
A statement issued in Abuja, by Femi Adesina,
the President’s Special Adviser on Media and
Publicity, said Buhari outlined the Federal
Government’s plan towards aligning with the
global objectives on climate change, and
ensuring inclusive growth, and environmental
sustainability.
President Buhari therefore, declared the resolve
of government, to ensure that policies put in
place to address climate change, would make
the country emerge as one of the world’s best
examples of how reducing emissions could
benefit the environment, and the economy.
He added that, “in Nigeria, we are launching a
strategic plan for the implementation of our
Intended Nationally Determined
Contributions.“We have equally embraced the
issuance of green bonds as innovative means
and alternative way of raising climate finance
both locally and internationally.“We cannot
afford to wait until 2020. We are already
making far reaching changes in all sectors of
our economy, including through substantially
increasing the use of climate smart agriculture
and diversification of our energy mix through
renewable and efficient gas power.’’
He said, that the changes also included
creating more efficient, cleaner, and lower-
carbon oil and gas sector, especially through a
gas to energy programme, and initiating the
implementation of clean-up of the Ogoni-Land
in the Niger-Delta region.
The President, stated that Nigeria planned to
reduce emissions by 20 percent by the year
2030, with the intention of raising the target to
45 percent, with the support of the international
community.
He noted that, “we have reflected our
determination for green growth in my country’s
ambitious Intended Nationally Determined
Contribution.“We have also announced plans to
reduce emissions by 20 per cent by the year
2030, with the intention of raising this target to
45 per cent, with the support of the
international community.“This is one of Africa’s
most ambitious Intended Nationally Determined
Contributions – covering all emissions from all
parts of the economy.”
According to the President, Nigeria has no
choice, but to key into the global action on
climate change. He said that “in Nigeria for
instance, the impact is being felt by the more
than 2.1 million people displaced by devastating
floods that the country has continued to suffer
since 2012. “If not addressed by 2050, the
human and financial cost would be
colossal.“For us in Nigeria, the larger dimension
of the challenge goes beyond emission rights.
Survival rights are also at stake.”
He equally reminded the gathering of the
agreement at the 71st session of the UN
General Assembly that climate threats and
security threats go hand in hand and called for
concerted efforts on them.“The Lake Chad
Basin for example, has shrunk to a mere 10 per
cent of its original size, and this has seriously
affected the livelihood of over five 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,” President Buhari said.
He expressed the readiness of Nigeria to join
hands for the change that the whole world was
working toward.“We, therefore, stand ready to
engage in meaningful partnerships to tackle the
menace, and call on our neighbours and
developing partners to fulfill their financial
obligations in support of efforts to mitigate the
negative impacts of climate change,” Buhari
added.
He also called on world leaders to “recommit
ourselves to the achievement of the goals
outlined in the Paris Agreement that we
collectively signed in 2015 for the benefit of
this and future generations.”
President Buhari disclosed that Nigeria had
submitted its instrument of ratification for the
new global agenda on climate change. “We
urge others to do the same in order to make
the world a safe place.”

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