The relationship between Nigeria and
Saudi Arabia is a mutually beneficial one, which should grow stronger
in the years to come, President Muhammadu Buhari has said.
Receiving the outgoing Ambassador of
the Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Fahad Bin Abdullah Sefyan, in a
farewell audience at State House, Abuja, Thursday, the President
observed that the relationship between the countries was strong,
adding that apart from visiting Mecca and Medina for religious
reasons, a lot of Nigerians are in Saudi Arabian universities.
Noting that the last farming season was
quite good, and the Nigerian economy was gradually reviving,
President Buhari said the two countries would have more areas to
collaborate in future.
"I quite appreciate the
relationship between the two countries," the President stressed.
Ambassador Sefyan, who spent 20 months
on tour of duty, said he loved it in Nigeria, and would have wanted
to stay for longer, if not that he was now due for retirement.
He commended President Buhari's visit
to Saudi Arabia in February, last year, urging that there should be
reciprocal visits between the leaders of both countries.
On the security situation in Nigeria,
the outgoing Ambassador told the President:
"I think you are doing very well,
Your Excellency. We know what you have done with Boko Haram, and we
applaud you."
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