President Muhammadu Buhari on
Monday described Nigerians as a people who are “intellectually aggressive and
economically ambitious”.
He said the country has a
youthful and “aggressive population” that are innovative and resilient.
The president was quoted to have
made the comments in Rabat, Morocco, during a meeting with Saadeddine Othmani,
Prime Minister of Morocco, at the Royal Guest Palace.
Garba Shehu, senior special
assistant on media and publicity, quoted the president as saying: “Nigerians
are intellectually aggressive and economically ambitious.
“I received some of our students
here yesterday and I am really impressed with the zeal and fearlessness they
exuded.
“In Nigeria, we have a very young
and aggressive population and we are working very hard to create the enabling
and inclusive environment for their contributions to be better appreciated.”
Buhari said his administration
was interested in partnerships with countries that can explore Nigeria’s huge
potential, adding that the country is on the verge of an agricultural
revolution.
“We need to do more to improve
our statistics on food production and, graciously, the weather has been
auspicious in the last couple of years for agricultural growth. We are happy
that through partnership with you and hard work, the price of fertiliser is
already down by 50 percent,’’ he said.
During his visit to the North
African country, President Buhari signed three agreements, namely;
Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project, vocational training in agriculture and
building of a chemical plant in Nigeria.
Commenting on the gas pipeline
project, he said: “We have a huge gas reserve in Nigeria, and we should be
known more for gas exploration than for crude oil. So, we are happy with the
new partnership with Morocco.”
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