President Muhammadu Buhari said Thursday in Abuja that Nigeria’s continuous support for policies of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) sometimes discourages assistance from developed countries with wrong assumptions that the country is rich.
The president said this when he received Letters of Credence from Ambassador of Kuwait to Nigeria, Mr Abdulaziz Mohammad Al Bisher, at the State House in Abuja.
He said Nigeria had been pigeonholed as an influential and wealthy member of OPEC, adding that the country would appreciate support in education, technology, infrastructure and projects that directly impact on livelihood of people.
“Welcome to Nigeria. Thank you for supporting our country in some strategic areas. We look forward to greater understanding and cooperation,’’ he said.
The Ambassador said Kuwait Project had 560 developmental interventions spread over many African countries, and assured that Nigeria, which had been left out since the project started in 1961, would be captured.
He said the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce had agreed to meet with Nigeria’s business community, stressing that his country also runs a charity that can be explored.
Receiving Letters of Credence from the High Commissioner of the Republic of Namibia, Mr Humphrey Desmond Geiseb, the president said the country had consistently and steadfastly supported Nigeria in all international meetings, “bringing respect and comfort.”
The Namibian Ambassador said his country remains grateful to the Nigerian government and citizens for the support to achieve its independence, promising to improve relations in trade and exchange of people and ideas.
