From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has reiterated that political and social stability are key factors that attract and cause investments to thrive anywhere in the world.
He said this when he received Hon. Harry Kalaba, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy of the President of Zambia, Mr Edgar Chagwa Lungu, at the State House, Abuja, yesterday.
Buhari, who expressed happiness with news that there are good number of Nigerian investors operating in the Zambian economy, noted that such would not have happened “if there was no stability.’
“Business people are shrewd and would check and double-check, before investing their resources in any country,” he said.
President Buhari congratulated President Lungu on winning a second term in office in August 2016, saying, “elections are not always easy in Africa.’’
The special envoy said Zambia admires Nigeria’s leadership role in Africa and would love to collaborate more with her.
“The true African spirit is shown by Nigeria, and she firmly believes that Africa needs cohesion to emancipate.
“Only a stable Nigeria is good for Africa,” Kalaba said and added that Zambia stands with Nigeria in the war against insurgency ‘We will always be willing to lend a hand,” said he.