The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has assured the Government of the People’s Republic of China of the Federal Government’s commitment to sustain bilateral relations to boost development.
Akume stated this when he received the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun with his delegation in his office, Willie Bassey, Director of Information confirmed in a statement.
He said Nigeria has been enjoying strong bilateral relations with China in areas of infrastructure, trade, and agriculture among others.
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Akume solicited China’s support to invest more in the country to enable the present administration to accomplish its Renewed Hope Agenda.
“We want to thank your country for the massive investment in the areas of infrastructure in this country. Nigeria got a soft loan from your country and carefully invested in rail transportation and road transportation.
“The differences are becoming quite clear. And we expect more investments and I believe that is why you are here with your businessmen as well. Any assistance you are giving us, we will step up because of the desire of the present Government to do a lot. We will be expecting support from you from time to time.”
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Akume appreciated the Chinese Government for granting young Nigerians scholarships to study in their country — used the opportunity to appeal for more scholarships to enable more Nigerians to study in China.
He assured that China would not regret issuing scholarships to Nigerians’, saying before they know they will find many Nigerians speaking their language.
“We look forward to the time when we will also establish faculties in Nigerian universities where the Chinese language would be taught to students,” he said.
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SGF assured that the cultural cooperation between Nigeria and China through cultural exchange would be sustained which he said would help in cementing the relationship between both countries.
While presenting three documents to the SGF, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria Cui Jianchun assured Nigeria of the commitment of the Chinese government to support the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu with the workable development strategies that would turn around the nation’s fortune.
He said the documents contain a developmental strategy that serves as a blueprint for the development of the country.
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Jianchun emphasized the strategies would cover the following areas: Infrastructure, ICT, industrialization, investment, security, technology, and agriculture, among others.
He expressed his readiness and commitment to work with the present administration and further deepen the bilateral relations between the two nations.
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