Founder of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has commended the leadership role of President Muhammadu Buhari in restoring degraded lands in Nigeria and described the commitment to restore 4 million hectares as exemplary.
A statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, revealed that Bezos joined President Buhari, French President Emmanuel Macron, Prince Charles and the Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani at a COP 26 side event entitled “Accelerating land restoration in Africa, the case of the Great Green Wall (GGW) initiative.”
Garba disclosed that while praising President Muhammadu Buhari during the event co-hosted by the French President, his Mauritanian counterpart and the Prince of Wales, Bezos said: ‘‘We are fortunate to have President Buhari of Nigeria with us today. Nigeria plays a critical role in the restoration movement and has pledged to restore 4 million hectares of degraded lands.
“This kind of ambition coming from Africa’s largest economy underscores just how vital this issue is.’’
President Buhari also used the occasion of his address to urge fellow leaders to keep making concerted efforts for land restoration.
He said: “I am optimistic that Africa’s ambition of restoring over 100million hectares of the degraded landscape for productive agriculture is achievable.’’
