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who spoke at a Lecture organised the IBB Golf Club, with the theme
“40 years of European union in Nigeria: Lessons learned and the way
forward” says EU will not increase its financial assistance to Nigeria.
assistance, Nigeria remains a key partner of the EU in view of the role
it plays in global affairs.
Nigeria is about 2.5 billion dollars yearly, which correspond roughly
to about 10 per cent of the federal budget (N7,3trillion or 24 billion
dollars). This, he said has raised the question of should EU continue
to give aide to Nigeria.
‘We are not offering more financial support, we are proposing more
political and policy dialogue, technical assistance, capacity building,
training, transfer of technology. We also proposing more advocacies for
more private investments and other innovative sources of funding’.
He also said Nigeria must attract more foreign investment five times
more, to reach the level of Angola or Vietnam for instance and put in
place more and better Public Private Partnerships.
According to him EU in its 40 years of engagement with Nigeria has
identified development priorities, funded projects to stimulate the
Nigeria’s economy, reduce hunger and disease. He said that the union
had also helped to enhance institutional capacities, strengthen
governance and fight insecurity in Nigeria.
