Okechukwu Enelamah, minister of trade and
investment, says President Donald Trump knows
Nigeria is a key trade partner, and the largest market in
Africa.
Speaking ahead of business summit in US, Enelamah
said Trump has acknowledge Nigeria as a key partner,
further stating that Nigerians are ethical and can be
trusted for good business.
“President Trump himself has said that he considers
Nigeria a key partner in Africa. He’s had a call with our
president that went very well,” Newsweek quoted
Enelamah to have said.
“So between the U.S. and Nigeria, relations will remain
excellent, despite whatever hiccups may be going on
around U.S. relations to the world in general.”
He said corruption has become “yesterday’s story” in
Nigeria, adding that it is not inherent in the people.
“When people actually visit Nigeria, the perception [of
corruption] is much, much worse than the reality. The
overwhelming majority of people are responsible,
ethical people,” Enelamah said.
“So it’s not as if it’s an inherent problem. There are
people you can work with in Nigeria and the U.S.
businesses know this, so this is not something I need
to go convincing them about.”
He said “Nigeria in context is the largest market.
That’s the reality, that’s a fact”.
“[So] we’d like Nigeria to be more of a hub for the rest
of West Africa and Africa [as a whole], for that matter.”
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