The Ministry of Information and National Orientation has
highlighted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s outing to the 78th United Nations General
Assembly, UNGA.
Recall that Tinubu departed Nigeria on Sunday for New York
for the 78th United Nations General Assembly.
According to the minister of Information and National
Orientation, Mohammed Idris, it was a fantastic outing for the president of
Nigeria.
During his stay at the UNGA, the President is said to have
embarked on moves to open up the Nigerian economy.
For this purpose also, the President has been to India and
had a stopover in the United Arab Emirates.
The minister said that Tinubu arrived at the event with a
strong message first from Nigeria, to tell the world that Nigeria is open for
business in that direction.
According to him, “He met with the UN Secretary General and
the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, our own Amina Muhammad. He
also had strong discussions with world leaders,’ the minister told the press on
Thursday.
“He had a commitment especially from ExxonMobil, and the
President of the ExxonMobil upstream, has pledged 40,000 additional barrels of
oil per day as a new push for Nigeria’s further investment in the country.
“He has also had engagements with African leaders, other
world leaders, he met with the business community, he met with people in the
ICT tech community and oil industry and so many other ones.
“We’re already beginning to see investors promising to come
to Nigeria to invest massive amounts of money for the progress of our country
and for the development of the world.
“His message all the time is that first Nigeria shouldn’t be
pitied, Africa shouldn’t be pitied.
“There should be a level playing ground, there should be
some kind of mutually respectful relationship between Nigeria and the rest of
the world.
“Time has passed when Nigeria and Africa have been looked at
as a continent that people can be pitied. We have said open up the field. Let’s
compete. We have the right skills for Nigerians and for other people from the
rest of Africa to play their own part in the development of the world.
“And the message is that, look, we open it up, we are there
for you, don’t pity us, make the level playing field and Nigeria is ready to
participate.
“World leaders are ready to rally around Nigeria to ensure
that Nigeria also takes its rightful place, it appears that the world is
welcoming Nigeria back to its fold.
“So much is happening and Nigeria is being expected to lead
the way, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is doing just that.
“Nigeria is becoming a very important nation once again, is
taking its rightful place, and is not just for Nigeria, but for the rest of
Africa, open up the space we are there, we participate and compete and Nigeria
and Africa will be the best for it.”
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