The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday says it intends to enter into partnership with the Communist Party of China (CPC).
The CPC is the founding and ruling political party of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC).
APC’s assistant director of publicity, Edegbe Odemwingie who revealed this in Abuja today, said the decision was as the result of a meeting held between Mai Mala Buni, APC’s national secretary and a Chinese government delegation led by Qin Jian, chargé d’affaires of the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria.
Buni who was represented at the meeting by APC’s director of organisation, Kyari Abubakar, said: “China is a very important technical and trading partner to Nigeria. Both countries have enjoyed excellent social, economic and cultural relations. As China is aware, Nigeria recently witnessed a change of government which ushered in the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. The time for better cooperation between both countries is now as the APC and the President Buhari administration works to deliver on its change mandate.” He added that the healthy relations between Nigeria and China would ultimately be of benefit to Africa.
Qin Jian, while responding, said: “following the successful December 2015 forum on China-Africa Co-operation (FOCAC) summit which brought together Chinese senior government officials and most African heads of government to Johannesburg, South Africa, the Chinese President Xi Jinping has announced a $60 billion aid package for Africa.” “The aid package would finance a broad range of assistance programmes to help Africa industrialise, modernise its agricultural production, boost the skills of its workers, build infrastructure and improve its health care.”