Tajudeen Abass, the Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, on Wednesday, welcomed a delegation from the US Embassy in Nigeria, headed by Chargé d’Affaires Mr David Greene, to discuss the strategic relationship between both nations.
Highlighting Nigeria’s pivotal role as the most populous black nation globally, Speaker Abass underscored the far-reaching impact of Nigeria’s success or failure on a global scale.
He emphasized the urgent need for support from the United States Government in addressing critical challenges, particularly insecurity and corruption within Nigeria.
Citing the longstanding economic partnership between the US and Nigeria, Speaker Abass emphasized the alignment of Nigeria’s democratic principles with those of the United States.
He highlighted Nigeria’s position as one of the few African nations embracing a similar democratic framework.
During the meeting, Speaker Abass unveiled the House’s initiative to establish parliamentary friendship groups, with the United States identified as the primary partner.
He said the objective behind the initiative is to foster collaboration and knowledge-sharing between Nigerian legislators and their American counterparts.
Expressing optimism for deeper collaboration, Speaker Abass extended gratitude to the United States for consistently supporting Nigeria through various developmental partnerships and donor agencies.
”I reckoned that US is our strongest economic partner for a very long time, and Nigeria is one of the few African countries that have adopted the American style of democracy.
”I informed the delegation that after our inauguration, the 10th House came up with parliamentary friendship groups, of which America is number one country that we identified so that our legislators could partner and collaborate with American lawmakers to share ideas and knowledge.
”We look forward to further collaboration with the US. We express our profound gratitude to the US for her support to Nigeria through development partners and other donor agencies,” he added in a terse statement.
