President Muhammadu Buhari says Nigeria will offer the best support possible to ensure that Cameroon remains an indivisible country, The President made the pledge on Tuesday in Abuja, when he received a Special Envoy from Cameroonian President Paul Biya, Felix Mbayu.
President Buhari said Nigeria and Cameroon share historical ties and common borders, which makes it imperative for the two countries to look out for each other’s well-being.
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Buhari said Nigeria was aware of the separatist agitation by the Ambazonian movement and said it was in the interest of Nigeria to ensure that Cameroon is stable.
Felix Mbayu, who is also Minister Delegate in Charge of Cooperation with the Commonwealth, said President Biya was happy with the role Nigeria was playing in Africa, noting that the two neighbours share not just borders and historical ties, but also common challenges.
The Special Envoy said President Biya looked forward to a situation in which Nigerian territory would not be available for the Ambazonian movement’s push to destabilize Cameroon, as some people are taking advantage of crises in the two English speaking regions of Cameroon to break the country.
Mbayu congratulated Nigeria on the recent arrest and repatriation of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu.
(Editor-Oloyede Oworu)
