Garba Shehu, the Senior Special
Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, said this
yesterday during an interview with Channels Television’s Politics Today, in
reaction to the pledge of the Chinese government to provide $60 billion to
finance Africa’s development.
“Agreements are already being
signed. As of today, eight agreements have been signed and we expect that about
25 of such agreements will be signed before the delegation returns to Nigeria,”
he said.
Speaking further, he said the
government hopes to draw more financial support from China, to drive key
infrastructural projects in the country.
“Following the last summit in
South Africa, the investment by China in Nigeria in -particular has more than
doubled, with the increasing financing of infrastructure, railway, roads,
bridges and power. So, on a government to government level, we expect that we
will be drawing a lot more financing from China for key infrastructural
projects.”
President Muhammadu Buhari and a
high-powered delegation from Nigeria are attending the 7th Forum on
China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) which is underway in Beijing, China.
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