President Muhammadu Buhari alerted the Prime Minister of Sao Tome & Principe, Patrice Emery Trovoada, of the damage being done to the economies of some West African countries by pirates in the Gulf of Guinea.
President Buhari said that pirates who take advantage of the present low level of security in the gulf were causing incalculable damage to the economies of countries in the region.
The President who had a meeting with Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada at the Presidential Villa, Abuja today stressed the need for the two countries to intensify their collaborative efforts with others to curtail piracy and insecurity in the Gulf of Guinea.
The President said that with their shared strategic interest in the security of the Gulf of Guinea, Nigeria and Sao Tome & Principe must work harder with other stakeholders to keep it safe.
He assured the visiting Prime Minister that Nigeria will do all within its powers to enhance security in the Gulf.
The two leaders agreed to sit down soon to review the activities of their Joint Development Authority with a view to making it more efficient and productive.
The Prime Minister invited President Buhari to a meeting next year in his country to review the management of the Joint Development Authority. [myad]
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