Buhari Exits Nigeria From 90 International Organisations
President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has decided to stop Nigeria’s membership of 90 international organisations. This is as ...
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President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government has decided to stop Nigeria’s membership of 90 international organisations.
This is as a result of a backlog of $120 million in membership dues and other financial commitments.
The decision was reached at the federal executive council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday.
Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, disclosed this while addressing reporters after FEC meeting.
She said the council agreed that henceforth, the country would only belong to international organisations considered to be necessary.
“Basically, Nigeria is a member of 310 international organisations and a committee was set up to review the rationale of our continued membership of such a large number of our organisations, particularly in the light of the fact that in many cases we are not actually paying our financial obligations and subscriptions which is causing some embarrassment to Nigeria and our image abroad,” she said.
This is as a result of a backlog of $120 million in membership dues and other financial commitments.
The decision was reached at the federal executive council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday.
Kemi Adeosun, minister of finance, disclosed this while addressing reporters after FEC meeting.
She said the council agreed that henceforth, the country would only belong to international organisations considered to be necessary.
“Basically, Nigeria is a member of 310 international organisations and a committee was set up to review the rationale of our continued membership of such a large number of our organisations, particularly in the light of the fact that in many cases we are not actually paying our financial obligations and subscriptions which is causing some embarrassment to Nigeria and our image abroad,” she said.
