By Leon Usigbe, Abuja
CAMEROONIAN president, Paul Biya, on Thursday, sent a delegation to
President Goodluck Jonathan in Abuja, offering his cooperation towards
the amicable resolution of all areas of disagreement between his country
and Nigeria on Bakassi.
The three-man delegation included the
country’s Deputy Prime Minister, Ahmadu Ali; Cameroonian Ambassador to
Nigeria, Abbas Iya Ibrahima and the Minister of Foreign Affairs and
African Cooperation, Jean Nguta.
The delegation told Jonathan
that Biya was interested in working hand-in-hand with him to resolve all
issues on the common interests of the two countries.
Biya,
through the delegation, expressed his willingness to further promote and
strengthen relationship between the two countries and requested for an
audience with Jonathan as a way of encouraging regular consultations and
interactions between the two leaders.
The Cameroonian leader
also sympathized with Jonathan on the recent floods in parts of the
country, recalling that Cameroon had similarly suffered the same fate.
In
his response, President Jonathan stressed the need for Nigerians living
in Cameroon and Cameroonians living in Nigeria to be treated well,
noting that the fundamental human rights of individuals must be
respected, irrespective of where they resided.
The two leaders
are now expected to meet soon, following the long running dispute over
the Bakassi Peninsula ceded to Cameroon through a judgement of the
International Court of Justice (ICJ)-Nigerian Tribune
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