Nigeria: Buhari Begs Rich Nations to Save Lake Chad

12 August 2016

Abuja — President Muhammadu Buhari has urged rich countries to do something urgent to save the Lake Chad from extinction, arising from the effects of climate change.

Receiving the Director-General of UNESCO, Ms Irina Bokova, in Abuja yesterday, Buhari warned that the failure to regenerate the Lake Chad would lead to another round of migration by the people living in the areas.

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