President Muhammadu Buhari has called for more neighborliness and mutual understanding between African states in order to enhance trade, security and promote development of the continent.

The president, represented by the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Zubairu Dada, at the commissioning ceremony of the Nigeria/Cameroon Joint Border Post and Bridge, yesterday in Mfum, Cross River state, said the 1.5km project would enhance the interconnectivity of Nigeria and Cameroun, improve living standards, reduce barriers to inter-regional trade and strengthen border security.

President Buhari in a statement by presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina noted that the projects will deepen the inextricably linked cultural and traditional fraternal bonds that already exist between Nigerians and Cameroonians living around the border communities.