Vice President Prof. Yemi
Osinbajo, on Friday said that the foreign policy of the All Progressives Party
(APC) would remain the economy and security.
Osinbajo, at the Vice
Presidential candidates debate in Abuja, said that the government was working
on improving the trade process of the nation.
NAN reports that Osinbajo said a
lot of agreements had been entered into between Nigeria and other nations to
better the economy of the nation.
“We just set up a trade office
and this accounts for some of the work we have been doing.
“Also, some economic partnerships
are being entered into with the European Union and we are looking at policies
that will benefit Nigeria.
“This is because we are looking
at the economic interest of Nigeria in the partnership.”
Osinbajo said that one of the
points was that the government would cooperate with Nigeria’s neighbours and
that was currently going on to secure the nation’s borders.
He added a multinational joint
task force was in place with the nation’s neighbours to combat insurgency, to
allow for free trade and other beneficial activities.
Meanwhile, Mr Peter Obi, Vice
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said that Nigeria
had a lot to offer Africa, thus the party would create a policy to achieve
that.
Obi said that the party would
enter into an international relationship that would be beneficial to the nation
and add value to its economy.
He said that this would in turn
boost the nation’s economy and create jobs.
“So a policy that will be a win
situation for Nigeria where we will stop borrowing but go and learn about how
other countries do it so we can replicate it.”
Mrs Khadijah Abdullahi-Iya ,Vice
Presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), promised to
secure Nigeria’s borders.
Abdullahi-Iya said that this was
imperative to know “who comes and goes out of the nation for security
purposes.”
Also,Mr Ganiyu Galadima,Vice
presidential candidate, Allied Congress of Nigeria (ACPN), said that Nigeria
would partner other nations to leaverage on thier expertise on security.
Galadima said that the party
would combat terrorism and create a secured nation where commerce would thrive.
Mrs Umma Getso ,vice presidential
candidate of Young Progressives Party (YPP), said that the party would boost
the economy and make it attractive to investors.
Getso said that the investors
would key into the party’s local content policy to boost local industries.
She said that way, jobs would be
created for the youth
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