The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu, has said that cooperation between Nigeria and China would be strengthened when the party returns to power in 2023.
The PDP chairman gave the assurance on Friday, when a two-man delegation from the Chinese Embassy in Abuja, Messrs Wu Baocai and Li Ineijian, paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the PDP National Secretariat, Abuja.
Ayu said Nigeria was impressed with the great industrial leap in China, especially in the last 30 to 40 years.
In a statement by Debo Ologunagba, PDP National Publicity Secretary, on Friday, Ayu said “PDP thanks you for the gesture of cooperation; the invitation to the PDP leadership and the Nigerian youths to visit China in addition to the plan to boost educational and entrepreneurial exchanges between our country and yours.
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The statement read partly: “There is much that Nigeria can learn from China, especially its model of industrialization. This is a country that has suffered colonial abuse. It also has a large population and a chequered history like Nigeria. But it has risen from 100 years of humiliation to become an industrial giant and arguably the biggest economy in the world.
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“The CPC has largely eradicated poverty in China and touched lives even in the remotest areas of the country. The PDP is determined to also eradicate poverty in the country and generally improve the quality of life of the average Nigerian.
“When we return to power in 2023, we will deepen and broaden the cooperation between our country and yours. The Chinese are industry leaders and we want our people to tap into that industrial energy. We want a partnership that benefits our people too. We do not want a one-sided relationship,”
