Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, has
said the Federal Government’s decision to celebrate Democracy Day on June 12
was President Muhammadu Buhari administration’s commitment to progressive
ideals.
He gave the hint, Tuesday, when
he received at the Presidential Villa, Mr Aristobulo Isturiz, the Vice
President of Venezuela, who is leading the country’s delegation to Nigeria’s
Democracy Day celebration.
Vice President Isturiz is among
world leaders at the head of their countries’ delegation attending Nigeria’s
2019 Democracy Day activities in Abuja.
Explaining that the Buhari
administration believes in resolving some of the issues around the annulled
June 12 1993 presidential election, the Vice President added that “One of the
principal issues, politically, was the recognition of that election in 1993
which was won by, now late, Chief MKO Abiola, an important progressive
opposition leader.
“That is why we are celebrating
June 12 as our new Democracy Day. So, we are really very happy that you are
able to share with us a very special event – the celebration of our new
democracy day.”
On deepening ties between Nigeria
and Venezuela, Prof. Osinbajo said “we believe that the collaboration between
our countries in the economy, culture and science, amongst others, will be
useful to our people. We need to do a lot as there are many areas for potential
cooperation including in agriculture, oil and gas and mining.”
On his part, Vice President
Aristobulo Isturiz spoke on the need for improved cooperation between both
countries including under the auspices of the non-aligned movement, describing
Nigeria as an important mobiliser on the African continent.
In the same vein, Prof. Osinbajo,
in another similar meeting with the Vice Premier of North Korea, Mr Ri Ryong
Nam, said the potentials for an enhanced cooperation between both countries
were enormous.
According to Prof. Osinbajo, “I
agree that we can work out a more dynamic model of cooperation, especially in
agriculture and technology.”
“Food processing is one major
area that we can look into. I hope we will be able to advance discussions on
cooperation in the identified areas, and there are many other areas where we
can deepen this cooperation.”
Vice Premier Ri Ryong Nam
congratulated Nigeria on the occasion of the country’s Democracy Day
celebration.
He said DPRK acknowledged the
efforts of the Federal Government under President Buhari to improve the economy
and ensure socio-economic stability.
According to Mr Ryong Nam, “I am
moved by the efforts made by your government to ensure social stability and
unity. Your country has also achieved eye-catching successes, through reforms,
in the economy, making Nigeria a leading economy in the region.”
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