Africa remains Nigeria’s economic and diplomatic policy’s focal point according to Tinubu

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared on Friday in Paris, France, that Nigeria will keep African nations at the center of its economic and foreign policy decisions, ensuring that trade agreements, security measures, and border restrictions would all be mutually implemented.

Following the Summit on the New Global Financing Pact, Tinubu welcomed Patrice Talon, President of the Benin Republic, and noted that bilateral ties with African nations, particularly at the sub-regional level, would be strengthened for mutual gains in the fields of security, health, energy, education, and diplomacy.

Dele Alake, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication, and Strategy, said this in a press release.

“We are willing to mend fences. According to Tinubu, Africa has been the focal point of Nigeria’s foreign policy.

I believe in Africa, he continued. We have a need to expand across the continent. Africa has been left behind as the global economy sways. Africa is consistently rated highly in terms of risk concerns, and borrowing costs are higher. We are consistently categorized as high-risk. For methodical rehabilitation and progress, we must cooperate.

According to Tinubu, Nigeria and Benin are like Siamese twins who are connected at the hips and supported by other friendly nations.

“We must acknowledge that we are interdependent. Tinubu declared, “We are in a loop and no one should separate us. My government will always be open and available to all of our neighbors.

Adewale Bashir Adeniyi, the Comptroller General of Customs I recently appointed, will collaborate with you and be available for our shared interests.

At President Tinubu’s inauguration in Abuja, the President of Benin expressed his inspiration and fresh optimism for the continent as a whole, promising to support commerce and security policy, particularly at the frontiers.

“Your Excellency, we are ready to collaborate with you in putting into place measures that would safeguard our economies at land and maritime entry. Everything that is prohibited in Nigeria will also be prohibited in Benin, Talon continued.