Minister of Federal Capital Territory Nyesom Wike, has given assurance to the Somalian Ambassador to Nigeria that he is ready to approve land in Nigeria’s federal capital for their Chancery building.
According to the Nation, Wike made the declaration on Thursday, when the Somalian Ambassador to Nigeria, Jamal Mohamed Barrow visited him in his office in Abuja.
He promised the Ambassador that he would “Immediately call for the file so you can have your land and start building your Chancery.”
The Minister said, “Nigeria and Somalia have many things in common, unfortunately, a sad one like the civil war, when a country is facing war and it retards development.
“Security is very key for us, where we are now is not where we want to be, and there is still room for improvement. We want our guests to be comfortable, don’t hesitate to come to us where you have observations.”
The Somalian Ambassador to Nigeria, Jamal Mohamed Barrow, had earlier told Wike that he hoped that Nigeria and his country could interface as Nigeria can be an example, especially Abuja the capital city, and Mogadishu, the Somali capital.
He said, “We want to ask for assistance, there is a long history of relationship between Nigeria and Somalia. We want to see how Abuja is working and how you are doing it so we can in Mogadishu. We want to make Nigeria our second home.
“We’ve been in war, we’ve got our challenges, we operate a federal system, do we hope that Nigeria is the best model to copy? Since been have the same experiences, we can work together.”
He regretted that their land application was on the verge of being approved.
Barrow said, “Unfortunately election campaign and the minister became too busy, I want Nigeria to become our second home.”
