Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, has expressed his country's commitment to providing necessary support to the Bola-led administration to facilitate the development of Nigeria.

This assurance was conveyed during a meeting with the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, on Monday, July 4.

Jianchun assured that China would assist Nigeria with proven development strategies that would enhance the well-being of its citizens. As a gesture of their commitment, the Chinese Ambassador presented three documents containing developmental strategies that Nigeria could consider adopting.

According to a statement from the Director of Information at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, the meeting served as a platform for discussing potential avenues of collaboration between China and Nigeria in achieving sustainable development.

The statement partly read, “The Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, while presenting three documents to the SGF, assured Nigeria of the commitment of the government of the People’s Republic of China to support the administration of Bola Tinubu with the workable development strategies that would turn around the nation’s fortune.

“According to him, the documents contain a developmental strategy that serves as a blueprint for the development of the country. He emphasised the strategies would cover the following areas: Infrastructure, ICT, industrialisation investment, security, technology, and agriculture, among others.

“He expressed his readiness and commitment to work with the present administration and further deepen the bilateral relations between the two nations.”

In response, Akume, representing the Federal Government, reaffirmed Nigeria's dedication to maintaining strong bilateral relations with China to foster development. He highlighted the existing robust cooperation between the two nations in infrastructure, trade, agriculture, and various other sectors.

Akume also urged the Chinese government to increase its investments in Nigeria, emphasizing that such support would aid the current administration in accomplishing its agenda for national progress.

Akume said, “We want to thank your country for the massive investment in the areas of infrastructure in this country. Nigeria got a soft loan from your country and carefully invested in rail transportation and road transportation. The differences are becoming quite clear.

“And we expect more investments and I believe that is why you are here with your businessmen as well. Any assistance you are giving us, we will step up because of the desire of the present government to do a lot. We will be expecting support from you from time to time.”

He appreciated the Chinese government for granting young Nigerians scholarships to study in their country. He also used the opportunity to appeal for more scholarships to enable more Nigerians to study in China.

“You won’t regret it; before you know it, you will find many Nigerians speaking your language. We look forward to the time we will also establish faculties in Nigerian universities where the Chinese language would be taught to students,” Akume said.