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President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday requested the Chinese government to help the West African states in the areas of economic development,tourism infrastructure and foreign direct investments etc.
He spoke in Beijing, China and stressed that the Chinese government’s economic help to West Africa must be complemented by the push from the member states in order to achieve the desired economic transformation.
The President, who departed for China on Saturday, spoke at the opening ceremony of the high-level dialogue between Chinese and African leaders and business representatives.
He made the call on behalf of the Nigerian government and the heads of state and governments of Economic Community of West African States, appealing to the Chinese government to assist the sub-region's economic development efforts.
According to Buhari, with the Republics of The Gambia, Burkina Faso and São Tomé and Principe newly joining the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, all member states of ECOWAS are, for the first time, participating in the FOCAC Summit.
Buhari, who noted that the ECOWAS region accounted for the 30 percent of Africa’s population and Gross Domestic Product, thanked China for its increasing investments in the sub-region cutting across many sectors.
China’s help is vital,and it will push the transformation and development of West African economies.
