President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a Six day official visit to the People’s Republic of China on the Invitation of President XI Jinping.
The President arrived Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 5:00 o’clock Saturday morning.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity Femi Adesina described the visit as successful and highly beneficial to Nigeria.
He said the several agreements entered in to between Nigeria and China as result of President Buhari’s bilateral engagements with the Chinese Authorities will have a huge and positive impact on the critical sectors of the the nation’s economy.
Those who received the President included his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari; and the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase.
Buhari was accompanied on the trip by a number of state governors and ministers.
They included the governors of Ogun, Oyo, Kaduna, Benue, and Yobe as well as the Ministers of Agriculture; Water Resources; Transportation; Defence; Power, Works and Housing; Industry, Trade and Investment; Federal Capital Territory; Science and Technology and Foreign Affairs.
The Presidency had indicated that the President’s working visit to China which started last Sunday was aimed at securing greater support from Beijing for the development of Nigeria’s infrastructure.
It mentioned specific sectors such as power, roads, railways, aviation, water supply and housing as those that would receive special attention during the visit.
At the conclusion of the visit on Friday, Buhari expressed satisfaction that had yielded over $6bn additional investments for Nigeria.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists.
Shehu said the President believed that the agreements concluded with the Chinese during the visit would have a huge and positive impact on key sectors of the Nigerian economy including power, solid minerals, agriculture, housing and rail transportation.
