Nigeria‘s quest for stable power supply and growth has attracted the attention of the World Trade Centre in Wilmington, Delaware, United States, which has invited President Goodluck Jonathan for a meeting with major American energy providers.
In a letter of invitation, the President/Chief Executive Officer, WTC, Rebecca Faber, said that arrangements had been concluded to receive the Nigerian delegation to be led by Jonathan to meet with the energy companies on how to ensure 24-hour power supply in Nigeria in the shortest possible time.
According to Faber, Jonathan will also meet with Delaware‘s top government officials and investors for bilateral discussions and agreements on other critical areas of economic interests, including agriculture, commerce and industry, construction and food processing.
The President‘s letter of invitation dated, October 6, 2010, was sent directly to the Presidency and another copy was sent through Nigeria‘s Ambassador to the US, Prof. Adebowale Adefuye. No date has been fixed for the important visit.
Commenting on the proposed visit in a statement sent from Philadelphia to media houses in Nigeria on Tuesday, a US-based Nigerian businessman, Mr. Leonardo Alliyu, said that Nigeria‘s economy, and indeed that of the entire Africa, would benefit tremendously from the visit.
The businessman whose company, Greater Philadelphia Import-Export Company, is partnering with the WTC Delaware to organise the visit, said that the desire to help Nigeria achieve its economic goals as contained in Vision 2020 was the reason for the invitation extended to Jonathan.
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