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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