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The Federal Government of Nigerian has facilitated a landmark twinning agreement on socio-economic and cultural development between Bayelsa State and Namibe, a province in Angola.
It also facilitated another economic cooperation deal between Nasarawa State and the Angolan province of Bengo.
A press release by the Chief Press Secretary to the Bayelsa State governor, Mr. Daniel Alabrah, on Friday, stated that the agreements on sister-cities development, as well as, bilateral cooperation between Nigeria and Angola were part of activities of the three-day fifth Nigeria-Angola Bilateral Joint Economic Commission meetings, which was revived after 24 years, in Luanda, the capital city of Angola.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Ojukwu, who led the Nigerian delegation, signed on behalf of the Federal Government and the Angolan Secretary of State for International Cooperation, Amb. Domingos Custodio Vieira Lopes, signed for his country.
Governor Douye Diri equally signed for Bayelsa while his Namibe counterpart, Dr. Archer Mangueira, represented his province at the ceremony.
The twinning agreement entails both Bayelsa and Namibe cooperating on economic and environmental development, urban city management, as well as, agricultural manpower training.
It also includes citizenship relations between local communities, social and economic agents, as well as, cooperation on energy, education, culture, tourism and sports development.
Addressing the media with his Namibe counterpart after the signing ceremony, Bayelsa State governor, who described the agreement as historic, said it marked the concretisation of a relationship that began early this year when he first embarked on an exploratory visit to the coastal province.
Governor Diri commended the federal government for considering Bayelsa in the bilateral cooperation arrangement with Angola, saying it would open new vistas for economic growth and development of the state.
