At 18th LEADERSHIP Conference/Awards, UN Deputy Sec-Gen Calls For Inclusive Economic Dev’t

United Nations (UN) Deputy Secretary General, Dr. Amina Mohammed, has called on Nigerian and African Leaders to build inclusive economies across the continent by boosting investment in critical sectors such as energy and digital economy.

Mrs Mohammed said this as the guest speaker at the 18th Annual LEADERSHIP Conference and Awards held in Abuja on Thursday, stressing the continent must unite to fulfil their social contract with the people as well strengthen climate resilience to boost climate-smart agriculture.

According to the UN Deputy Chief, “If you want sustainable peace, then we have to invest in the people, we have to invest in the environment.”

She called on the African Leaders to unite against the political instability threatening the continent, especially in a changing global arena that appears very perilous to the continent with the super power nations scrambling to dominate the continent.

The lamented that most African crises were not just engineered from outside the region but also caused by internal contradictions within the continent that have hampered economic development.

“Africa unity is important, we must fix the African Union,” she said, adding that Africa has the tools and mechanisms to drive development.

She noted that the UN was ready to assist in development agenda that will transform the continent’s youth and women in the digital economy, adding that Nigeria was the leading the way in the sector.

She also extolled the the contributions of the founding chairman of LEADERSHIP Media Group, Late Sam Nda-Isaiah, for his immense contributions to the promotion of free press in Nigeria, stressing that his efforts have helped shape the vibrancy of the media landscape in Nigeria.

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