Nigeria Has Made Progress in Meeting Security Challenges, President Jonathan Assures New Ambassadors

President Goodluck Jonathan with Austrian ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Joachim Oppinger

By SaharaReporters, New York

President Goodluck Jonathan says Nigeria has made “significant progress” in meeting the country’s security challenges. A State House press statement said the claim was made in a meeting with Switzerland’s new Ambassador, Mr. Hans-Rudolf Hodel, who presented his accreditation documents.
Jonathan received three other ambassadors at different ceremonies, the statement said, and urged them to encourage more business delegations from their countries to visit Nigeria.
“We are making significant progress in meeting our recent security challenges and we shall continue to improve, so investors have nothing to fear,” he told Mr. Hodel.   “Nigeria is a huge market, with many green areas waiting for investors.  I urge you to prepare the ground for more robust economic relations between our two countries.”
According to the statement, President Jonathan also told the new Egyptian Ambassador, Mr. Ashraf Abdelkader Elmorsi Salama, that both countries have a crucial role to play in the African Union, especially because of their strategic locations and population.
“The new Ambassadors told the President that they were impressed by the vast opportunities in Nigeria, and expressed their determination and commitment to improving trade and other mutually beneficial relations with Nigeria.”
The other new Ambassadors are Mr. Svante Kilander of Sweden and Dr. Joachim Oppinger of Austria.