– President Buhari has revealed a new
policy priority for his government
– He announced that the building of viable
cities modeled on global hubs will be given
new investment
– The president made the announcement
during his visit to the Chinese city of
Shanghai
President Muhammadu Buhari has
announced that his administration will give
priority to the building and development of
resilient and viable cities comparable with
other developed cities across the globe.
According to a statement released by the
president’s media assistant Garba Shehu,
Buhari made this revelation while visiting the
Chinese economic hub of Shangai yesterday.
The president met with Chinese businessmen
and members of the Nigerian diaspora during
his visit
At separate meetings with the Mayor
Shanghai Mr Yang Xiong, and the Director of
Shanghai Free Trade Zone, Liu Fangzhou,
President Buhari said the federal
government would give full support to Free
Trade and Export Processing Zones in the
country to spur rapid economic
development.
The president, who visited the Shanghai Free
Trade Zone, said Nigeria was prepared to
learn how to make its cities more viable by
studying from those that have achieved
development.
“We have already identified the development of
infrastructure which will bring industries that
create jobs and help us to diversify the
economy,” President Buhari said.
“We are going to work hard to achieve these
within the period we have in office. Nigerians
will see progress and feel the impact.
President Buhari and President Xi Jinpeng of
China
Commending the hard work and incredible
success story Shanghai, President Buhari
said the virtues of hard work were central to
every human achievement and development.
In his remarks, the Mayor of Shanghai
expressed the willingness of several Chinese
businesses to key into the vision of the
Chinese President Xi Jinping for Africa by
investing in Nigeria.
The director of the Shanghai free trade zone
subsequently commended the efforts of the
Nigerian government towards the
diversification of the economy and
encouraged the country to focus on a
favourable policy environment to encourage
foreign investors.
President Buhari arrived in China on Monday
on an official visit to discuss economic
development and deepening bilateral ties.
Prior to leaving on his trip, Buhari said
Nigeria cannot afford to have poor relations
with the world’s future economic
powerhouse and would seek to secure a $2
billion load for economic development.
policy priority for his government
– He announced that the building of viable
cities modeled on global hubs will be given
new investment
– The president made the announcement
during his visit to the Chinese city of
Shanghai
President Muhammadu Buhari has
announced that his administration will give
priority to the building and development of
resilient and viable cities comparable with
other developed cities across the globe.
According to a statement released by the
president’s media assistant Garba Shehu,
Buhari made this revelation while visiting the
Chinese economic hub of Shangai yesterday.
The president met with Chinese businessmen
and members of the Nigerian diaspora during
his visit
At separate meetings with the Mayor
Shanghai Mr Yang Xiong, and the Director of
Shanghai Free Trade Zone, Liu Fangzhou,
President Buhari said the federal
government would give full support to Free
Trade and Export Processing Zones in the
country to spur rapid economic
development.
The president, who visited the Shanghai Free
Trade Zone, said Nigeria was prepared to
learn how to make its cities more viable by
studying from those that have achieved
development.
“We have already identified the development of
infrastructure which will bring industries that
create jobs and help us to diversify the
economy,” President Buhari said.
“We are going to work hard to achieve these
within the period we have in office. Nigerians
will see progress and feel the impact.
President Buhari and President Xi Jinpeng of
China
Commending the hard work and incredible
success story Shanghai, President Buhari
said the virtues of hard work were central to
every human achievement and development.
In his remarks, the Mayor of Shanghai
expressed the willingness of several Chinese
businesses to key into the vision of the
Chinese President Xi Jinping for Africa by
investing in Nigeria.
The director of the Shanghai free trade zone
subsequently commended the efforts of the
Nigerian government towards the
diversification of the economy and
encouraged the country to focus on a
favourable policy environment to encourage
foreign investors.
President Buhari arrived in China on Monday
on an official visit to discuss economic
development and deepening bilateral ties.
Prior to leaving on his trip, Buhari said
Nigeria cannot afford to have poor relations
with the world’s future economic
powerhouse and would seek to secure a $2
billion load for economic development.
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