Nigeria: Fulfill Your Commitment to Africa, President Yar'Adua Urges G8 Leaders

Abuja — President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua has called on leaders of the Group of Eight Industrialized nations (G-8) to fulfill their past and present pledges of developmental aid to developing nations in Africa and other parts of the world.

While welcoming the pledge of $20 Billion by the G-8 leaders on Friday in L'Aquila, Italy for efforts to boost food production in poorer nations, President Yar'Adua said that African leaders were concerned that previous pledges have not been fulfilled.

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