President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Shanghai said his administration will give priority to the building and development of resilient and viable cities comparable with other developed cities across the globe.
At separate meetings with the Mayor of Shanghai, Mr. Yang Xiong and the Director of Shanghai Free Trade Zone, Liu Fangzhou, President Buhari said the Federal Government would give full support to Free Trade and Export Processing Zones in the country to spur rapid economic development.
The President, who visited the Shanghai Free Trade Zone, said Nigeria was prepared to learn how to make our cities more viable from those that have achieved development.
“We have already identified the development of infrastructure which will bring industries that create jobs and help us to diversify the economy,” Buhari said.
“We are going to work hard to achieve these within the period we have in office. Nigerians will see progress and feel the impact,” he noted.
Commending the hardwork and incredible success story of the city of Shanghai, President Buhari said the virtues of hard work were central to every human achievement and development.
