The Nigerian Government says it will continue to strengthen its ties with Japan as part of measures to deepen trade and exploit opportunities in areas of infrastructural development, food security, and health, among areas.
Vice President Kashim Shettima said this on Wednesday when a delegation of the Japanese government led by the outgoing- Ambassador of Japan to Nigeria, Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, and President of Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Tanaka Akihiko paid him a visit at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Shettima assured his visitors of enhanced cooperation with Nigeria, as well as resolving all the grey areas involving bilateral relations between the two nations.
President of JICA, Akihiko, sympathized with Nigeria over the flood that recently caused damage to many communities and deaths, especially in Maiduguri, Borno State, saying the sympathy is special because Japan has also been a victim of natural disasters.
Akihiko extended his gratitude to Nigeria and its citizens for understanding, supporting and allowing JICA to participate in development projects in the country, noting that “the Ambassador of Japan, Mr Matsunaga Kasuyoshi, has done a good job in maintaining and improving the relations between Nigeria and Japan.”
He said he also visited the Nigeria Information Technology Centre where he met with the Nigerian engineers and entrepreneurs, noting that he was impressed with their ingenuity and level of creativity, just as he stressed that it has formed the basis of collaboration with JICA.
Editor Oloyede Oworu
