Shettima spoke during a bilateral meeting with President of WEF, Mr Børge Brende, on the sidelines of the ongoing annual meeting of WEF in Davos, Switzerland. He noted that connecting the pipeline would transport natural gas from Nigeria to North Africa and Europe as well as improve energy security and economic growth in the region. The vice-president also emphasised the need for the recharging of Lake Chad to tackle the global food security crisis and other existential threats.