South Africa: Open your country to Nigerian businesses - Buhari tells Ramaphosa
- President Buhari has urged South Africa to allow Nigerians do business in the country
- Buhari is on a 3-day official visit to South Africa over xenophobic attacks
- The president said that his government has created enabling environment for investors
The federal government has told South African authorities to open up its economy for more Nigerian businesses.
Legit.ng reports that President Muhammadu Buhari made the plea on Friday, October 4, while speaking at the inaugural meeting of the 9th Bi-national commission in Pretoria.
The president also noted that South African companies had enjoyed unfettered access to Nigerian market and protection with enabling laws, urging the government to design policies that favour investments from Nigeria.
He said: “We call on the government of South Africa to also take steps to ease the doing of business in the country, and open up its market space for Nigerian businessmen and women. In this context, we are gratified that a Nigeria-South Africa business forum has been organised in the frame work of this state visit.”
He said: “We, in Nigeria, value the warm fraternal relations binding our two countries and cherish our Special Relationship. We consider South Africa an ally and a strategic partner.”
Buhari, however, said that the country would continue to value its relationship with South Africa, which is the second largest economy in Africa, noting that 32 agreements and MoUs had been signed between both countries.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng had previously reported that the federal government signed a deal with South Africa to prevent further attacks on Nigerians and other African nationals in the country.
The deal is an endorsement of the establishment of an early warning mechanism to prevent and monitor platform against the re-occurrence of attacks against foreign nationals.
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