Vice President Kashim Shettima said the country is ripe for investment across sectors including Agriculture, Tourism among others.
The Vice President made the call ahead of Brazil Vice President Geraldo Alckmin’s visit to Nigeria for the second session of the Brazil-Nigeria Mechanism for Strategic Dialogue, after over a decade-long break.
Speaking yesterday, during a meeting with relevant ministers and heads of agencies at the Presidential Villa, Vice President Shettima said: “I want to urge all ministers involved in this Nigeria-Brazil strategic dialogue to take charge of the initiative of the discussions so that we can take it to the next level. Let’s walk the talk.”
According to a statement by his spokesman Stanley Nkwocha, Shettima stressed the need to leverage the partnership to actualise Nigeria’s vision in agriculture, culture and tourism, livestock production and military technology, among others.
Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Abubakar Kyari, said the dialogue presents a renewed opportunity for Nigeria to revitalise its agricultural sector to attain the food sovereign goals of the administration.
Also among other Ministers, specifically, the Minister of Art, Culture, Tourism and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa spoke on the cultural significance of the partnership.
Also speaking, the Technical Assistant to the President on Agriculture (Office of the Vice President), Ms. Marion Moon, said: “Brazil’s agricultural expertise—from their successful cropland expansion to their global leadership in key commodities—offers invaluable insights for our development.
“The upcoming $1.1 billion Green Imperative Project exemplifies the depth of our relationship and its potential to revolutionize Nigerian agriculture through modernization and technology transfer.”
She said the strategic dialogue will be preceded by a Trade and Investment Forum coinciding with the anticipated visit of Brazil’s Vice President and Minister of Development, Industry, Trade, and Services, H.E. Geraldo Alckmin.
