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November 6, 2019
VicePresident Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is in the process of moving its economyaway from dependence on oil.
TheVice President stated this in a statement while receiving in Abuja, adelegation from Nicaragua.
Osinbajoreceived the Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denis Colindres, and theNicaraguan Minister for Special Delegation of the President for Africa, MiddleEast and Arab, Mohammad Lashtar.
Healso received on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, a special message fromthe President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega. He said that emphasis was on sectorssuch as agriculture, mining, solid minerals and manufacturing.
Osinbajosaid that Nigeria and the Republic of Nicaragua shared the same view on theneed to strengthen existing bilateral relations and expand economic ties.
Inhis remarks, Colindres requested that both countries should collaborate on thesupply of Nigeria’s crude oil to Nicaragua. He also sought the support ofNigeria for Nicaragua in its request for an observer status at the AfricanUnion, AU.