The President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has called for stronger economic cooperation between Nigeria and Germany, urging both countries to translate their longstanding relationship into investments, industrial growth and job creation.
Akpabio made the call in Abuja on Thursday when he received a delegation of the Committee on Economic Cooperation and Development of the German Bundestag, led by Professor Wolfgang Stefinger.
In an address titled “Let Friendship Become Factories”, the Senate President said Nigeria and Germany had spent more than six decades building friendship and mutual trust, adding that the priority should now be to convert the relationship into tangible economic benefits.
He said, “Today, our responsibility is to translate that foundation into greater opportunities, stronger institutions and shared prosperity for our peoples.
“As we meet and share experience, let us have a stronger partnership in the areas of electricity that powers businesses, the skills that secure our livelihoods,
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