The Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Nigeria, Hidayet Bayraktar, said that Nigeria was a rising power in Africa due to its population and large economy.
The envoy said this at the celebration of the country’s 100th year anniversary on Friday in Abuja.
Mr Bayraktar said that Nigeria and Türkiye relations was established in 1960 and developed on the basis of friendship and mutual benefits.
He added that in strengthening both countries’ bilateral relations, both President Tayyip Erdoğan and former President Muhammadu Buhari paid mutual visits to each country in 2021.
“These reciprocal high-level visits provided the opportunity to underline our shared goal of strengthening our bilateral ties in every field.
“We sincerely believe that we will continue to build and reinforced our partnership with Nigerian government which was newly established after the election in February.
“The challenges Nigeria and its immediate region face today such as terrorism and organised crime,…