Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says Nigeria is in the process of moving its economy away from dependence on oil.
The Vice President stated this in a statement while receiving in Abuja, a delegation from Nicaragua.
Osinbajo received the Nicaraguan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Denis Colindres, and the Nicaraguan Minister for Special Delegation of the President for Africa, Middle East and Arab, Mohammad Lashtar.
He also received on behalf of President Muhammadu Buhari, a special message from the President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega. He said that emphasis was on sectors such as agriculture, mining, solid minerals and manufacturing.
Osinbajo said that Nigeria and the Republic of Nicaragua shared the same view on the need to strengthen existing bilateral relations and expand economic ties.
In his remarks, Colindres requested that both countries should collaborate on the supply of Nigeria’s crude oil to Nicaragua. He also sought the support of Nigeria for Nicaragua in its request for an observer status at the African Union, AU.
