Obasanjo Slams Buhari Over AfCFTA Agreement
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has again berated President Muhammadu Buhari for refusing to sign the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement.
Obasanjo spoke his mind on the AfCFTA during a presidential panel at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire on Tuesday.
He, however, expressed hope that the President will change his mind before it is too late.
Obasanjo said: “That President Buhari didn’t sign the free trade agreement in Kigali is disappointing; I hope he signs it before it is too late.
“Egypt started the discussion on the formation of the Organisation of African Unity but didn’t conclude it and Nigeria took over.
“Nigeria was also central to the discussion of the free trade agreement, but I am surprised that the country withdrew from signing.”
The AfCFTA treaty is one of the flagship projects of the African Union Agenda 2063.
It is targeted at creating a single continental market for goods and services, with free movement of business persons, investments and a single currency.
