Nigeria has signed the African Union Agreement on Cross-Border Corporation, making it the 11th country to do so.

This convention was signed at the ongoing 28th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa.

The Niamey Convention, which was adopted in 2014, is aimed at promoting Cross Border Corporation at local, sub-regional and regional levels with the purpose of ensuring a peaceful resolution of border disputes.

According to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama (photo), the action was a demonstration of the country’s commitment to ensuring peace on the continent.

“We do so by signing this agreement to join the list of countries that have appended their signatures to the convention. Hopefully, we believe that as we appended our signature, the convention would soon come into force within the shortest period as possible and all these in the interest of member states. On the part of the Nigeria Government, I will like to assure that we will do everything possible on our side to abide by the rule of this convention,” he said.

He noted that the convention would help member states settle boundary disputes with a manner of fraternity and without any recourse to force, the Herald news reports.

Anita Fatunji