- President Muhammadu Buhari speaks to African Leaders about the Challenges and Opportunities associated with renewable energy.
- He urges for increased collaboration as the world shifts away from fossil fuels.
President Muhammadu Buhari advises Ministers of Mines and Energies across Africa to prepare for the challenges and opportunities associated with energy transition as the continent strives for development. He called for ministerial support and collaboration as the world shifts away from fossil fuel to clean and renewable energy.
The President, in his address at the inaugural Energy Investment Summit, themed “Towards a Greener Africa,” stated: “in the fight against climate change, amid this energy transition lies many challenges and opportunities for a continent yearning for development.”
Represented at the summit by Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr Olamilenka Adegbite, he noted: “I’m delighted to see various African nationals gathering here today to deliberate and create a framework within which future cooperation and collaboration can take place.
“I believe this should spur us as a continent of diverse people to co-operate and collaborate more, initiate innovative solutions to the challenges that are peculiar to us, and come up with technologies and products that will lead to the growth and industrialisation of Africa in a more environmentally friendly manner while encouraging the development and financing of green energy projects.”
While charging all countries who are signatories to the declaration of cooperation to strengthen their shared goals, Buhari noted: “with the world focusing on discovering and utilising clean sources of energy to cut down carbon emissions to protect the world from further climate change, and the first Nigeria Africa natural resources and investment summit is to chart a way forward for the development of natural resources and energy projects in a sustainable and climate-friendly manner.”