President
Goodluck Jonathan is going to the United States to meet President Barak
Obama and become the first Nigerian leader to ring the closing bell at
the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 23. In his mission, he
will be accompanied by a range of Nigerian ministers led by the
Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
The
Nigerian Ambassador to the US, Prof. Ade Adefuye, said that the
Ministers would arrive at Washington on September 20, to further
underscore the positive changes the government had made.
He
disclosed that Jonathan will meet with key industry players in
agriculture, power and infrastructure during his visit. Adefuye added
that investors would be provided with information on the steps that the
government had taken so far to attract foreign investments.
The
ministerial delegation includes Minister for Trade, Industry and
Investment, Segun Aganga; Minister for Petroleum Resources, Diezani
Alison-Madueke; Ag. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri;
and Director-General, Nigeria Stock Exchange, Arunma Oteh.
A reliable source disclosed to DailyPost that
Jonathan in New York would hold meetings with top executives of
companies doing business in Nigeria such as Coca Cola, General Electric,
Procter and Gamble, and Chevron.
Jonathan
and Obama, will meet next week in New York. Both leaders will also
address the annual United Nations General Assembly next Tuesday.
Last
month, a top US Government official, Ms. Wendy Sherman, leading the
American delegation to a US-Nigeria Bi-National Commission in Abuja, had
presented to Jonathan a letter from his American counterpart, reviewing
the diplomatic relationship between both countries and inviting the
former to a meeting in New York.
The meeting between the presidents is to calm nerves in the wake of Obama’s snub of Nigeria during his recent trip to Africa.
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