President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday urged African leaders to place the interests of their countries above narrow personal interests.
He said this while chairing the African Union (AU) Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting at the on-going AU summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
According to him, the situations of South Sudan and Burundi required the leaders to put the situations in both countries in proper context.
“The people of these countries are suffering while their political leaders are bickering among themselves.
“I believe that is incumbent upon us as leaders to always place the interest of our countries above narrow and personal interests.
“It is therefore my expectation that at the end of this summit, the PSC will come out with a united message to call on all parties to act in the interest of their people and the entire continent,” Buhari charged.
The Nigerian President added that the leaders must make deliberate efforts to “save the face of Africa, we must give hope to the hopeless.
