Nigeria is not pulling out of Paris Agreement – FG
The federal government has said that Nigeria is not going to follow on the heels of the United States of America and pull out of the Paris Agreement which is seen as a turning point for global climate policy.
This was disclosed in a statement signed and issued on Friday by the Minister of State, Federal Ministry of Environment, Ibrahim Usman Jibrin.
According to him, Nigeria entered into the Paris Agreement as a sovereign state hence will remain committed to its provisions taking into account its national circumstances and interests.
“Nigeria is committed to the provisions of the Paris Agreement as it is in National interest.”
The Paris Agreement is a consensus within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) dealing with greenhouse gas emissions mitigation, adaptation and finance starting in the year 2020.
