President Muhammadu Buhari has affirmed that there could be no development without peace, as both complement each other.
The president stated this at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, while granting audience to the Director General of Arab Bank for Economic Development, Dr Sid Ould Tah.
The President, who on Tuesday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, received an award for strengthening peace in Africa from the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum, said the work of the Arab Bank for Economic Development is very critical, and indeed a major catalyst and tool for achieving the overall objective of leaders on the continent of Africa.
Lauding the bank for its investment in Nigeria, Buhari pointed at the strides in the agricultural sector regarding food security systems, capacity building, and integrated infrastructure project.
He said the key focus of the current administration had been security, economy, and anti-corruption, noting that they were critical towards achieving the overall development objective not just as a country, but more importantly as a continent.
