Niger State Governor, Mohammed Umaru Bago was among several other dignitaries in attendance at the opening of the 2nd session of the Nigeria-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism SDM held at the Presidential Villa, Aso Rock Abuja.
Governor Umaru Bago who led a high level Niger State delegation used the medium to reaffirm the State Government’s commitment to improving on sectors like agriculture, technology transfer and economic development.
The Governor also reassured of strengthened bilateral relations with Brazil and boost international partnerships that will foster innovation and drive mechanization in Niger State’s agricultural sector.
The Governor, accompanied by high ranking officials of his government witnessed the signing of seven Memoranda of Understanding which focused on critical aspects of the economy including boosting collaboration in key sectors such as agriculture, trade, education, technology, and industrial development.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu who was represented at the event by Vice President Kashim Shettima said Nigeria boasts of over 200 million people with fast growing economy and fertile lands and stressed that such endowments made the country the first investor’s destination.
He disclosed that fiscal reforms made in the past two years has strengthened key economic indices to secure investment inflows while also commending the strategic dialogue initiative of Nigeria and Brazil with a charge for officials to come up with enduring and result oriented innovative policies that will be translated to actionable framework for both countries.
The theme of the 2nd Session of the Nigeria-Brazil Strategic Dialogue Mechanism is, “Advancing Nigeria-Brazil cooperation for Sustainable development in agriculture, trade, and technology.
