He said, “Nigeria is facing an existential threat and there is a need to join a global coalition to combat terrorism. So, we support the objectives of the Islamic alliance against terrorism, but this ministry has not signed any agreement to
be part of them.”
Meanwhile, the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Gu Xiaojie, has announced that President Buhari would be travelling to China on his first state visit in April 2016, noting that the visitwas to expand the cooperation between Nigeria and China.
He stated that the two countries would work closely to implement the outcomes of the Sino-Africa Summit which held in South Africa in December, 2015.
Xiaojie observed that Nigeria was in dire need of infrastructure, adding that Chinese firms, with the backing of
EXIM Bank and the Chinese government, had embarked on
various developmental projects in Nigeria, including airport construction to bridge the infrastructure gap.
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