President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday in Abuja heaped praises on Turkish President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, for opening his country’s borders to accommodate millions of refugees in dire need of humanitarian support.
Speaking at a joint press conference on the occasion of the official visit
of the Turkish leader to Nigeria, President Buhari in a statement by
presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said his Turkish counterpart has
set an example to the rest of the world on how to treat refugees.
President Buhari described the two-day visit of President Erdogan and
the First Lady, Emine Erdogan, to Nigeria as a reflection of the ‘robust,
warm and cordial bilateral relation between Nigeria and Turkey.
He noted that it was the second time he has had the pleasure of receiving
Erdogan in Abuja.
On the accomplishments from the visit, President Buhari said as a
positive outcome, eight major Agreements/MoUs on a number of key
sectors including Energy, Defense Industry, Mining and HydroCarbons
among others were signed and agreed that implementation is to
commence immediately.
