President Goodluck Jonathan is going to the United States to meet
President Barak Obama and become the first Nigerian leader to ring
the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September
23. In his mission, he will be accompanied by a range of Nigerian
ministers led by the Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Dr Ngozi
Okonjo-Iweala
The Nigerian Ambassador to the US, Prof. Ade Adefuye, said that the
Ministers would arrive at Washington on September 20, to further
underscore the positive changes the government had made.
He disclosed that Jonathan will meet with key industry players in
agriculture, power and infrastructure during his visit. Adefuye added
that investors would be provided with information on the steps that
the government had taken so far to attract foreign investments.
The ministerial delegation includes Minister for Trade, Industry and
Investment, Segun Aganga; Minister for Petroleum Resources,
Diezani Alison-Madueke; Ag. Minister for Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola
Onwuliri; and Director-General, Nigeria Stock Exchange, Arunma
Oteh.
A reliable source disclosed to DailyPost that Jonathan in New York
would hold meetings with top executives of companies doing business
in Nigeria such as Coca Cola, General Electric, Procter and Gamble,
and Chevron.
Jonathan and Obama, will meet next week in New York. Both leaders
will also address the annual United Nations General Assembly next
Tuesday.
Last month, a top US Government official, Ms. Wendy Sherman,
leading the American delegation to a US-Nigeria Bi-National
Commission in Abuja, had presented to Jonathan a letter from his
American counterpart, reviewing the diplomatic relationship between
both countries and inviting the former to a meeting in New York.
The meeting between the presidents is to calm nerves in the wake of
Obama's snub of Nigeria during his recent trip to Africa.
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