Dr. Pingjian
Chinese
Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Zhou Pingjian, says his government will remain a
good partner to Africa and Nigeria.
Dr. Pingjian spoke, on
Thursday, in Sokoto, when he visited the Usmanu Danfodiyo Univeristy, Sokoto,
as part of his working visit to Sokoto and Zamfara states.
He said the existing Nigeria
and China strategic relationship is robust and alive and the tempo would be
sustained.
Said he, “China has past
glories just like Nigeria that had produced the likes of great men like the
late Sir Ahamdu Bello and the leendary Jihadist, Sheikh Usman Dnafodiyo.”
Pingjian also promised that
China would continue to be a reliable partner to Nigeria, to help the nation to
realise its dream of development.
The Chinese envoy further
promised to support the University in its bid to sustain its excellence in
research and development.
He noted that a nation could
only prosper when the young people thrive, stressing that the future of the
China and Nigeria relationship strongly lies in their youths.
Speaking earlier, Vice
Chancellor of the University, Prof. Abdullahi Abdu Zuru, had said that the
visit would bolster the existing cordial relations between Nigeria and China in
general, as well as between it and the institution in particular.
Prof. Zuru also called on the
Chinese envoy to facilitate the establishment of the Conficius Centre in the
institution and also help in the areas of linkages in renewable energy m
technology, among others.
The Vice Chancellor further appealed for support from the Chinese government in the area of Enterpreneural education and agriculture, in view of the current diversification efforts of the m federal government.
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