President Bola Tinubu and Prime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevis, Terrance Michael Drew, have agreed to nominate particular envoys to advance bilateral engagement, strengthen current areas of cooperation, and be sure that the partnership delivers advantages for each nations and the broader Caribbean Group (CARICOM).
The Prime Minister disclosed this to journalists on Thursday after a courtesy go to to Tinubu on the State Home in Abuja, the place each leaders reviewed current engagements and explored new areas of strategic cooperation.
Drew stated the choice to designate particular envoys in Abuja and Basseterre is geared toward reinforcing institutional follow-through on current agreements, whereas increasing collaboration between Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the broader African and Caribbean blocs.
“We’ve got agreed that there can be a particular envoy to Saint Kitts and Nevis, and naturally, we’d have a particular envoy right here to additional the collaboration and guarantee tangible advantages for each Saint Kitts and Nevis and the broader CARICOM, in addition to Nigeria and the African continent,” he stated.
The Prime Minister recommended Tinubu for his management, openness, and dedication to strengthening Africa-Caribbean relations, describing Nigeria as a big nation each on the continent and globally.
“It’s all the time a pleasure for me to be right here in Nigeria. I used to be right here final yr round this time, and I’m again once more. I wish to thank His Excellency, the President, who has been gracious as a bunch,” he added.
Highlighting historic and cultural ties, Drew famous that many voters of Saint Kitts and Nevis hint their ancestry to Nigeria, significantly the Calabar area.
“That is our folks. Our folks in Saint Kitts and Nevis basically got here from Calabar right here in Nigeria. So I all the time say we’ve got come again house,” he stated.
On broader cooperation, Drew stated discussions with Tinubu centered on cultural alternate, schooling, agriculture, meals safety, and wider growth partnerships between Africa and the Caribbean.
He recognized current collaboration within the well being and schooling sectors as key successes, noting that Nigerian-trained professionals have contributed considerably to growth efforts in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
“A number of Nigerians have studied in my nation, and they’re medical doctors at the moment. We’ve got had a contingent of medical doctors who went to Saint Kitts and Nevis already. We’re seeing tangible advantages from our collaboration, and now we’re taking it to the following stage,” he stated.
The Bargain indicators a shift from symbolic diplomacy to extra structured and results-driven engagement between Nigeria and the Caribbean.
Times Nigeria