President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday, January 26, hosted a 10-man delegation of American investors sent by PresidentBarack Obama.
The 10-man delegation, led by the United States Secretary of Commerce, Ms Penny Pritzker, told the President that they were in Nigeria to better understand the opportunities and challenges of doing business in the country.
"All these make us optimistic about working together. We are not here to sell policies, but to partner with you", Pritzker said.
She said her team was very optimistic about the President's administration's commitment to "security, good governance, fighting corruption, having reliable and regular regulatory policies".
In his response, Buhari gratitude to the United States for the ongoing collaboration with his administration on security and developmental issues.
He said: "I remain grateful for the reception accorded me and my team when we visited the United States at the invitation of President Obama. We discussed security, corruption, infrastructure, and many other issues.
"We thank America for sending experts to train our troops and providing hardware for our military because we must first stabilise the country before we can move it forward".
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, who was also at the meeting, said the current challenges the country is facing is an opportunity in disguise - a chance to diversify the economy.
"It's time to diversify our economy from oil. We've always talked about it, but never got round to doing it. The opportunity has come now. We have all it takes to be an agricultural nation. We also have solid minerals and we must develop our infrastructure in order to aid business", he said.
NAIJATIES recalls that yesterday, Jan. 25, the United States presented several armoured vehicles to the Nigeria Army as part of its commitment to help Nigeria in combating the terror group, Boko Haram.
The delegation comprised US Ambassador to Nigeria James Entwistle and three others.
Pritzker said they were in Nigeria to better understand the opportunities and challenges of doing business in the country.
She said her team was very optimistic about President Buhari's administration's commitment to "security, good governance, fighting corruption, having reliable and regular regulatory policies".
Pritzker stated: "All these make us optimistic about working together. We are not here to sell policies, but to partner with you".
President Buhari said his government would continue to welcome the support and understanding of the United States as it strives to achieve greater internal security and socio-economic progress in Nigeria.
The president applauded ongoing American collaboration with his administration on security and developmental issues.
"I remain grateful for the reception accorded me and my team when we visited the United States at the invitation of President Obama. We discussed security, corruption, infrastructure, and many other issues.
"We thank America for sending experts to train our troops and providing hardware for our military because we must first stabilise the country before we can move it forward", Buhari said.
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who was at the meeting, noted that though Nigeria currently faced serious challenges, it was also a time of great opportunities for the nation.