By Aernan Lubem, Abuja
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has called for the deepening of the existing bilateral relations between Nigeria and Japan.
The call was contained in a statement by his special adviser on media and publicity, Lanre Lasisi on Wednesday.
While receiving the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, during a courtesy visit to his office on Wednesday, the Speaker noted that the House of Representatives was also desirous of sustaining the existing robust parliamentary engagements with the Japanese Parliament.
Noting that both countries had greatly benefitted from their 61 years of friendship in several areas of the economy, including technology, education, Gbajabiamila described it as a rebirth of a new phase.
Earlier, Ambassador Kazuyoshi noted that despite the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, Japan was able to deploy Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to boost its economic and commercial activities in Nigeria.
He cited the instance of the $3m Japan invested in startups online in Nigeria in the period of the pandemic.
