By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA—PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buahri, yesterday, in Abuja said the dwindling fortunes of the Lake Chad have contributed to the upsurge of terrorist activities as well as the constant clashes between farmers and herdsmen.
The President also stated that the shrinkage of Lake Chad was responsible for the instability in West Africa, saying youths were joining terrorist groups because of lack of jobs and difficult economic conditions.
Speaking at the high level meeting of International Conference on Lake Chad in Abuja, Buhari said there was urgent need for action to resuscitate it in order to save the lake from going into extinction.
He also urged the political leaders within the Lake Chad territory to show commitment toward reviving the lake, which he said was shrinking every day.
He said: “We must treat the issues of Lake Chad with the urgency they…
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