The Nigerian government on Wednesday pledged a donation of N320 m (US$ 2 million) in support of agricultural development and to conduct of free and fair elections in Mali. Vice-President Namadi Sambo made the pledge in Brussels at the International Donors Conference on the Development of Mali, organised by the European Union, a statement by Umar Sani, the Vice-President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media, said. The statement quoted the vice-president as saying that Nigeria had so far spent $45 million (about N7.2 billion) on the ongoing efforts to achieve peace and restore normalcy in Mali. He said Nigeria had also committed moneys to humanitarian assistance, rehabilitation, administration and maintenance of military operations for the restoration of peace in the country. Sambo acknowledged that reconstruction of post-conflict-Mali required strong international support.
He, however, stressed the need to identify the root causes of the crisis and to take into cognisance the diversity of the Malian society. The vice-president pledged Nigeria’s commitment to the restoration of peace in country. “We are committed to support a comprehensive integration of Northern Mali through inclusive consultations and dialogue that would create opportunity for socio-economic development and be beneficial to all Malians,” he said.
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