Ben Agande
21 November 2008
President Umau Yar'Adua and his Ugandan counterpart, Yoweri Museveni have called for an urgent meeting of African leaders to discuss ways of mitigating the effects of the current global financial meltdown on the people of the continent.
Speaking at a joint press conference at the Presidential Villa yesterday, President Yar'Adua said it was high time African leaders took actions to protect their citizens from the effect of the economic melt down.
The Ugandan president, Yoweri Mosuveni is on a three day working visit to Nigeria and he is billed to deliver lecture at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies, Jos today.
President Yar'Adua who said the bilateral relations between the two countries was mutually beneficial adding that Nigeria and Uganda have agreed to improve on it.
Asked why Nigeria has not contributed troops to Somalia as it had promised, President Yar'Adua said in view of the reality on ground in Somalia, the one battalion which Nigeria promised need to be fully armed and as soon as the equipment needed for the operation were supplied the troops would be deployed.
President Mosuveni on his part said his country need the assistance of Nigeria in order to develop its oil sector, pointing out that with the discovery of oil in his country, her citizens need to be trained to man the industry
He said Nigeria and Uganda both agreed to have a direct flight connecting the two countries with a Nigerian airline being designated to fly the route.
Responding to a question on whether his country was ready to support Nigeria 's push for a permanent seat in the United State (US) proposed enlarged Security Council, Ugandan president said the continent is still discussing on the formalities to be adopted in picking African representatives in the council.
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