Nigeria says China is strategic partner in changing content of governance

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has said that China remains a strategic and dependable partner in his administration's determination to change the direction and content of governance.
Buhari in a statement by presidential spokesman Femi Adesina said the partnership includes the management of Nigeria's resources with priority on accountability, transparency and result-orientation in governance.
Adesina quoted Buhari as saying this yesterday in South Africa in his address at the round-table of Chinese and African leaders at the conclusion of the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC).
President Buhari said he was confident that China would always stand shoulder to shoulder with his administration in its quest to fulfil the aspirations of Nigerians to propel them to prosperity.
He commended the theme of the Second Summit, "China-Africa Progressing Together: Win-Win Cooperation for Common Development" and expressed optimism that it would engender the right platform to engage Africa in such fields of human endeavours as provision of essential infrastructure, skills development and capacity building, diversification of economies and beneficiation of resources.
He specifically lauded China for the vision behind the establishment of FOCAC as a platform for higher level Africa-China relationship.
According to him, "Africa expects Chinese investment flows to the real sector of our economies to promote African enterprises. Our over-riding objectives are to tackle the challenge of unemployment, wealth creation, food security and industrialization."
He drew the attention of the summit to the threat posed by global challenges such as fresh political conflicts, terrorism and other forms of extremism; trans-border crimes; illegal arms trade; irregular migration and cybercrimes.
*Source: Daily Trust website