Buhari values relationship with China – Presidency

Th e Presidency has stated that the relationship between Nigeria and China “is one that President Muhammadu Buhari cherishes and values highly.” Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Adesina Adesina, disclosed this when he received the Vice Minister of Information of State Council, People’s Republic of China, Mr. Guo Weimin, who was on an offi cial visit to Nigeria.

He said the fact that the President “cherishes the cooperation between Nigeria and China automatically means there would always be areas of mutual cooperation between the two countries from which their media organisations should profi t.” Adesina reiterated the readiness of the presidential media team to build on the existing relationship while also exploring other areas of cooperation.

He assured the visiting minister that the presidential media offi ce would work closely with the Ministry of Information to explore areas where the agreements signed during the visit would enhance the interests of the Nigerian media in particular and the Nigerian government in general.

In his remarks, Weimin said he led a team of offi cials of the Chinese government to explore areas of exchange of ideas towards deepening the relationship between the Chinese and the Nigerian media industry.

He mentioned New Media, transparency in governance, broadcast communication and socio-cultural values as areas in which they hoped to share ideas with their Nigerian counterparts. He said the delegation had interacted with a broad spectrum of Nigerian media professionals to hear fi rst-hand from them their expectations from the visit of the Chinese.

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