Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, has said that Nigeria and Canada can do much more together by improving trade, deepening ongoing educational collaboration, continuing dialogue on the global energy transition issues and climate change, amongst other.
This was the highlight of the meeting between Osinbajo and Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, Chrystia Freeland, in Ottawa, the capital of the North American country on Monday.
During his interaction with top Canadian parliamentarians, including senators and cabinet members led by Freeland, Osinbajo noted that, both countries are hoping for much more that they can do together.”
The Canadian Deputy Prime Minister, who is also the nation’s Finance Minister, had earlier expressed similar sentiments while welcoming the Vice President.
She observed that the Canadian government values its relationship with Africa, especially Nigeria, and has been “looking forward to this visit for a long time,” adding that the relationship with Nigeria is “very important.”