Jennifer Ugwueke
President Muhammadu Buhari has signed the Doha Amendment of the Kyoto Protocol which guides the United Nations rules for some 192 Countries on climate change.
The Nigerian leader announced the signing of the important agreement on his personal Twitter handle late on Friday, October 2.
He affirmed that Nigeria would stand by all the agreements that were contained the amendment. According to Investopedia, the Kyoto Protocol is an international agreement that aimed to reduce carbon dioxide and other dangerous gasses in the atmosphere.
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC) explains that the Kyoto Protocol entered into force when 192 Countries, including Nigeria, first ratified it in February 2005.
It explained further:
“In Doha, Qatar, on 8 December 2012, the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol was adopted for a second commitment period, starting in 2013 and lasting until 2020. However, the Doha Amendment has not yet entered into force; a total of 144 instruments of acceptance are required for entry into force of the amendment.” The Nigerian Presidency explained that President Buhari’s action by signing the Amendment has now put the guidelines of the document into full force,
It said on Twitter:
Today on behalf of Nigeria I signed the Instrument of Ratification of the Doha Amendment of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC). I am affirming Nigeria’s commitment to all obligations and stipulations outlined in the Protocol.
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) October 2, 2020