President Muhammadu Buhari says Saudi Arabia has been kind to Nigeria.
The President, said this Tuesday when he played host to the Saudi Arabia Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al-Saud at the Presidential Villa Abuja.
The President said with Nigeria’s large population and infrastructural deficit, the country needed all the revenue she could get from oil, a mainstay of the economy, and Saudi Arabia’s benevolence towards Nigeria has led to a reduction in oil production a couple of times.
President Buhari noted that the relationship between the two countries is very strong, and dates back in time, both at the personal and national levels.
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Prince Al-Saud brought greetings from King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, saying the Kingdom appreciates the relationship with Nigeria, which dates back 61 years, a tie they want to strengthen even further.
The two countries, he said, have good prospects both economically and politically, not just among the leaders, but also the people.
(Editor: Abaje Usekwe)
