The presidency has described the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum award to be conferred on President Muhammadu Buhari as a parting gift to the president for his contributions to peace in Africa.
Buhari will today receive the “African Award for Strengthening Peace’’ in Nouakchott, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, for his leadership role in promoting peace on the continent, through regular inventions, counsels and conciliatory positions.
Presidential spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina, who disclosed this to journalists yesterday in Nouakchott, Mauritania, said the president had spent his entire life fighting for peace in Nigeria, West Africa, and Africa.
According to him, the award comes at a time as the president is in the twilight of his administration.
He said, “Peace is everything to individuals, nations, corporations, to any organization peace is very important, therefore the peace award that is being given to our President is worth its weight in gold.
“Because This is a man that has spent his entire life fighting for peace so to speak. He fought for the war of unity for the country. After that he intervened in the political affairs of the country, just to restore cohesion and after that, he contested for the president of the country all towards guaranteeing peace and development.
“Without peace, they can’t be developed can’t. be economic development. They can’t be corporate progress.
“This is a president that has spent about eight years now working for Nigeria, working for the west African sub-region, working for the African continent.
“This award coming at a time like this is a very good one, it is one of the parting gifts our president is having from his own continent,” he said.
