Nigeria ready to host African Central Bank, Tinubu tells AU
President Bola Tinubu has reassured the African Union of Nigeria’s willingness to host the African Central Bank by the agreement enshrined in the Abuja Treaty.
Speaking at the 37th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Tinubu assured African leaders of Nigeria’s readiness, committing to working with the African Union Commission and member states to establish the bank by 2028.
According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, Tinubu also categorized challenges facing the continent into externally engineered and locally induced.
He affirmed that Africa’s success in conclusively addressing its challenges hinges on the firmness of its resolution, built on a foundation of deep-rooted solidarity if it is to avoid perpetuating existing problems and creating new ones.
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Addressing the military coups in Guinea, Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, the President underscored the importance of maintaining regional solidarity within ECOWAS, despite disagreements over unconstitutional regime changes, to ensure ongoing cooperation and affinity among member nations.
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