HC Deb 12 February 2002 vol 380 c261W
Dr. Tonge

To ask the Prime Minister what recent representations he has made to the Government of Nigeria regarding ethnic violence in Lagos. [35377]

The Prime Minister

I expressed my concern and sympathy to President Obasanjo when I saw him on 7 February. We support the Nigerian Government in their efforts to reduce the long-standing ethnic and religious tensions which underlie this and several other outbreaks of violence in recent months. The UK sponsors a number of projects aimed at reconciliation between different ethnic and religious groups in Nigeria.