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From: Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
Nigeria and Indonesia will work together to increase the level of economic cooperation between both countries, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo assured, on Tuesday.
Osinbajo said this at a bilateral meeting he held with his Indonesian counterpart, Jusuf Kalla, on the sidelines of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Beneficial Ownership Transparency Conference in Jakarta, in Indonesia, shortly before leaving for Abuja.
According to him, Nigeria is open for business and more investment, recollecting his meeting with members of the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce on Monday.
“We are looking forward to more Indonesian investments especially in the manufacturing sector in Nigeria, trying to exploit our local raw materials,” Osinbajo said.
He also informed Mr. Kalla that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration hds implemented reforms that have made the Nigerian business environment “a more favourable environment.”
The Vice President spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement, said the Indonesian Vice President said his country was also ready for more economic cooperation with African countries, especially Nigeria.
Kalla also conveyed his greetings to President Buhari and asked after his health, to which Prof. Osinbajo responded that the President was doing very well.
Osinbajo then expressed appreciation to the Indonesian government and extended greetings to President Joko Widodo.
Other issues discussed by the two Vice Presidents included how both countries can collaborate more in the Agriculture and agro-allied sector, and also in palm oil research and production.
Other issues discussed by the two Vice Presidents included how both countries can collaborate more in the Agriculture and agro-allied sector, and also in palm oil research and production.
