President Bola Tinubu says that bilateral partnerships between Nigeria and the Netherlands must be mutually beneficial and transformative and translate into “verifiable gains” for citizens of both countries.
He called for a creative approach to find investment-minded solutions to benefit the two nations.
“We must also ensure that the partnerships are creative and transformative in such a manner that the ordinary citizens of our countries can reap verifiable gains,” Tinubu said at the Nigeria-Netherlands Business and Investment Forum in The Hague.
The President’s Spokesperson, Ajuri Ngelale, revealed details of Thursday’s talks in a statement titled ‘President Tinubu to Dutch industry: partnerships must be transformative; they must translate into real gains for our citizens.’
He emphasised the importance of stronger ties between Nigeria and the Netherlands, saying both countries must explore more creative channels of collaboration, be it partnerships, joint ventures, or strategic alliances, to build bridges that connect markets and facilitate the flow of goods, services, ideas and peoples.
Tinubu argued that his administration is enhancing Nigeria’s business environment to make it “very friendly” through various reforms.
These measures include “The cleaning up of our foreign exchange market to make it more transparent for seamless business transactions, removal of the fuel subsidy, and the readiness of the Central Bank of Nigeria to provide the necessary window to allow foreign companies repatriate their profits, among others.”
President Tinubu said the improved business environment in Nigeria is transforming the country into an investor’s paradise, urging businessmen and women to take advantage of these opportunities for mutually rewarding economic partnerships between Nigeria and the Netherlands.
