Nigeria, Equatorial Guinea to partner on economic issues

The Minister of Niger Delta of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Uguru Usani has said Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea are to strengthen bilateral relations on economic and security is­sues for the wellbeing of both countries and their citizens.

Usani who stated this in Abuja when he received the Ambassador of Equatori­al Guinea to Nigeria, Mr. Job Obiang Esono Mbengo­no, recalled the bi- literal se­curity agreement between the two countries in March, 2016.

He noted that collabora­tion of maritime security be­tween the two countries de­mands commitment based on their strategic location in the Gulf of Guinea.

A statement by the minis­try’s Director Press, Marshall Gundu, said the Minister also noted that some Nigerian in­vestors are making enquiries on how to invest in Equato­rial Guinea.

Pastor Usani revealed that a platform will soon be cre­ated to ease investment be­tween investors from both countries, as a means of im­proving their economies.

He said there were invest­ment opportunities in mar­itime, coastal and manufac­turing, among others, for Equatorial Guinea investors in Nigeria.

In his remarks, the Ambas­sador Mbengono said that his country is “very interested in things that happen in the Ni­ger Delta”, as happenings in the region affect his country.

He added that one of the aims of his visit was to find areas his country could invest in Nigeria, and congratulated Nigeria on the ‘Ogoni clean-up exercise’.