Femi Gbajabiamila, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has called for the strengthening of the existing bilateral ties between Nigeria and Japan. Information Guide Nigeria
Gbajabiamila made the call yesterday while receiving Amb. Matsunaga Kazuyoshi, the Japanese Ambassador to Nigeria, during a courtesy visit to his office. RIPPLES NIGERIA reports.
In a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Lanre Lasisi, he added that the House of Representatives also desires a sustaining relationship existing between parliamentary engagements and Japanese Parliament. jamb results
The Speaker said that the relaxation of travel restrictions would allow the deployment of Parliamentary Diplomacy by the House through the Nigeria-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group to consolidate on the gains of his first visit to Japan.
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“We are now looking forward to that new phase, the Parliamentary Friendship group will be working closely with you”. jamb results
“Japan is a major player and we are a growing democracy and we will be working with you in so many areas and through our Parliamentary Diplomacy, we intend to take it to another level in a way it will benefit Nigeria and whoever we are in a parliamentary diplomatic relationship with”, he added.
In his remark, Ambassador Kazuyoshi said that Japan was determined to deepen the 61 years of bilateral relations with Nigeria.