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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>President Muhammadu Buhari has said the African Union (AU) needs to be overhauled if it must remain relevant in intergovernmental processes.<\/p>\n

Buhari, in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday, warned that the organisation would become stale, except it becomes more result-oriented.<\/p>\n

Buhari made the call in an intervention at the ongoing two-day 34th Summit of the AU, held virtually.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs your excellences are no doubt aware, global realities demand that the AU be overhauled if it must remain relevant in intergovernmental processes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe must work concertedly to ensure a productive, self-sufficient and purpose-driven organisation that will fully serve the interests of the people.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs we commence the operationalisation of this new structure and system, Nigeria demands a truly reformed, efficient and effective AU Commission, one that is fully committed to the discharge of its duties and responsibilities,\u2019\u2019 the President said.<\/p>\n

Buhari commended President Paul Kagame of Rwanda for presenting a special report on the need to reform the AU.<\/p>\n

He also appreciated the support of Heads of State and Government of the African Union in the election of Amb. Bankole Adeoye as Commissioner, Political Affairs, Peace and Security.<\/p>\n

The President noted with gratitude the overwhelming and historic endorsement of the ambassador with 55 votes, an indication that all the members voted.<\/p>\n

He congratulated the career diplomat, who also serves as Nigeria\u2019s Permanent Representative to the AU and UNECA.<\/p>\n

Buhari urged Adeoye to deploy his knowledge and experience in foreign policy and diplomacy, particularly on bilateral and multilateral issues, to bring value to the new position.<\/p>\n

He assured Adeoye of the country\u2019s support.<\/p>\n

The Nigerian leader congratulated all elected members of the African Union Commission, 2021 which include the Chairman, Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chad and Deputy Chairman, Dr Monique Nsanzabaganwa, Rwanda.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. President Muhammadu Buhari has said the African Union (AU) needs to be overhauled if it must remain relevant in intergovernmental processes. Buhari, in a statement issued by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Sunday, warned that the organisation would become stale, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":36689,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,29,28,14,26],"tags":[1570,2140,2939,97,254],"class_list":["post-36690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-homepage-english","category-policy","category-twitter","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-nigeria-2","tag-au","tag-buhari","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"\nBuhari explains why AU must be overhauled - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"President Muhammadu Buhari has said the African Union (AU) needs to be overhauled if it must remain relevant in intergov ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/buhari-explains-why-au-must-be-overhauled\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Buhari explains why AU must be overhauled\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Muhammadu Buhari has said the African Union (AU) needs to be overhauled if it must remain relevant in intergov ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/buhari-explains-why-au-must-be-overhauled\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-02-07T18:52:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/img-60202514143d7.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"799\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/buhari-explains-why-au-must-be-overhauled#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/buhari-explains-why-au-must-be-overhauled\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Buhari explains why AU must be overhauled\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-07T18:52:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/buhari-explains-why-au-must-be-overhauled\"},\"wordCount\":316,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/buhari-explains-why-au-must-be-overhauled#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2021\/02\/img-60202514143d7.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Nigeria\",\"AU\",\"Buhari\",\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"homepage-english\",\"Policy\",\"twitter\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/buhari-explains-why-au-must-be-overhauled#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/buhari-explains-why-au-must-be-overhauled\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/buhari-explains-why-au-must-be-overhauled\",\"name\":\"Buhari explains why AU must be overhauled - 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