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We are committed to implementation of the MDGs – President Jonathan
Jul 20, 2010, 18:52
| | President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has reiterated the Administration’s total commitment to the full implementation and successful attainment of the Millennium Development Goals.
President Jonathan told Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Special Adviser to the United Nations’ Secretary General on MDG, at State House, on Tuesday July 20, that he had already scheduled a meeting with stakeholders as part of efforts to ensure a massive reduction in child mortality and improving maternal health within the next six months.
He stated that adequate power supply for the country remains a major focus of the Administration, and welcomed a suggestion that Nigeria should host an infrastructure investors’ conference in the near future.
President Jonathan said the money saved from the debt relief was being faithfully applied to the implementation of the MDGs, even though the huge sums were inadequate to meet the needs of the huge Nigerian population.
The President thanked Professor Sachs for his “sustained commitment to Nigeria” over the past ten years.
Earlier, Professor Jeffrey Sachs had told the President that he was very optimistic about Nigeria’s growth in the next decade, after being involved with the country since 2000, when the debt relief discussions began.
The UN Special Adviser said Nigeria is on the threshold of a historic breakthrough, and advised that continued attention should be paid to infrastructural development, fibre-optic network, agriculture and electricity supply.
Professor Sachs commended Nigeria for faithfully utilising the debt relief funds for the MDGs.
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