The United States President, Joe Biden, who met with
President Bola Tinubu, Sunday, on the sidelines of the G20 in New Delhi, India,
said the meeting was to reaffirm the country’s commitment to the US-Nigeria relationship.
Biden said his administration was committed to the
longstanding friendship between both countries and peoples.
This was contained in a statement published on the official
White House website.
Biden praised the efforts made by the Tinubu administration
to bring about economic reforms in Nigeria.
The statement reads, “President Biden welcomed the Tinubu
Administration’s steps to reform Nigeria’s economy and thanked President Tinubu
for his strong leadership as the chair of the Economic Community of West
African States to defend and preserve democracy and the rule of law in Niger
and the broader region.”
On Nigeria’s invitation to the G20 summit, the statement
reads, “Nigeria’s invitation to the G20 Summit is a recognition of Nigeria’s
important global role as Africa’s largest democracy and economy.”
Tinubu attended the two-day summit on the special invitation
of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
Tinubu was accompanied by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs,
Yusuf Tuggar; Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun;
Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani; Industry,
Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite.
Tinubu also held bilateral meetings with the leaders of
Germany, South Korea and India.
Tinubu conveyed to the German helmsman, Olaf Scholz, the
importance of not just focusing on creating a financial framework for a broader
economic alliance.
In a bid to boost economic growth, Tinubu said the
government is introducing new incentives to attract large-scale manufacturers
like Volkswagen to establish a presence in the country.
Responding to the economic focus of Tinubu’s proposal, the
German Chancellor acknowledged the mutually beneficial nature of an escalation
in the scale of economic ties with Nigeria.
He said, “Thank you for this important discussion, Mr.
President. I appreciate this opportunity to advance our economic relations.
Your market is unique, and our companies have a history in Nigeria.
“We acknowledge the business-friendly reforms you have put
in place.
“I am happy to inform you of my desire to visit you in
Nigeria in October, which will allow us to carry forward these initiatives,”
the German leader confided.
Meanwhile, the President will meet with the leadership of
the United Arab Emirates during a technical stopover in Abu Dhabi, the Emirati
capital, after his departure from New Delhi, India
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