China has declared a grant of CN¥1 billion for Nigeria and other nations, aimed at training more than 7,000 military personnel.
Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, made this announcement while addressing State House reporters following a meeting between President Bola Tinubu and China’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, at the Aso Rock Villa in Abuja on Thursday.
He said, “We want to work with countries like China in domesticating production of military equipment, both kinetic and non-kinetic.
“We’re looking for this, so, we don’t have to go out looking to procure with delays and many rules and regulations. We need to be able to produce locally.
“Let us work together towards solving our problems by ourselves. Let us shun this idea of allowing others to solve our problems for us. So, private military companies, as far as we are concerned, don’t matter whether they’re from north, south, east, or west. We don’t think it is going to provide the panacea.
“But when you (China) work with us, we can lead others in solving the problem. Nigeria is a very responsible country working with the constitution, so we’ve never had any expansionist tendencies.
“This is why others repose so much confidence in us and our leadership. And we will continue to work with countries such as China to address these challenges.”
