The Ministry of Information and National Orientation has provided details on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s activities in the just concluded 78th United Nations General Assembly, UNGA.
According to the minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, it was one of the president’s best outings so far.
At the UNGA, the President made some attempts to open up the Nigerian economy to the world, giving a new outlook trust to the nation’s economy.
A follow-up trip to India and the United Arab Emirates formed part of Tinubu’s effort to engage more while making effort to revive the nation’s economy.
According to him, “He met with the UN Secretary General and the Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, our own Amina Muhammad. He also had strong discussions with world leaders,’ the minister told the press on Thursday.
“He had a commitment especially from ExxonMobil, and the President of the ExxonMobil upstream, has pledged 40,000 additional barrels of oil per day as a new push for Nigeria’s further investment in the country.
“He has also had engagements with African leaders, other world leaders, he met with the business community, he met with people in the ICT tech community and oil industry and so many other ones.
“We’re already beginning to see investors promising to come to Nigeria to invest massive amounts of money for the progress of our country and for the development of the world.
“His message all the time is that first Nigeria shouldn’t be pitied, Africa shouldn’t be pitied.
“There should be a level playing ground, there should be some kind of mutually respectful relationship between Nigeria and the rest of the world.
“Time has passed when Nigeria and Africa have been looked at as a continent that people can be pitied. We have said open up the field. Let’s compete. We have the right skills for Nigerians and for other people from the rest of Africa to play their own part in the development of the world.
“And the message is that, look, we open it up, we are there for you, don’t pity us, make the level playing field and Nigeria is ready to participate.
“World leaders are ready to rally around Nigeria to ensure that Nigeria also takes its rightful place, it appears that the world is welcoming Nigeria back to its fold.
“So much is happening and Nigeria is being expected to lead the way, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is doing just that.
“Nigeria is becoming a very important nation once again, is taking its rightful place, and is not just for Nigeria, but for the rest of Africa, open up the space we are there, we participate and compete and Nigeria and Africa will be the best for it.”