We’ll renovate a market in Kwara, French govt promises

French Ambassador to Nigeria, Jerome Pasquier has said France will assist the Kwara state in renovating a market, stressing that it will also look for other possible areas to push for more economic cooperation with the state.

Pasquier, speaking at the state gala dinner organised by the state government in his honour and in commemoration of the second anniversary of the AbdulRazaq administration on Tuesday, expressed the readiness of the francophone nation to strengthen its ties with the especially in the area of agriculture, cultural exchanges, trade relations, and tourism development.

He said, “We visited the economic side, cultural side, training, agriculture and we have been able to see how many projects Your Excellency has done in the last two years. What I can assure you as a representative of France is that we are willing to work with Nigeria and Kwara State.

“We know that we have many friends of France in Nigeria. I can also assure you that there are many friends of Nigeria in France. So, we can develop more cooperations and I believe Kwara can have a prominent place in the cooperation between France and Nigeria.”

The dinner was preceded by the ambassador’s visit to some projects of the state government and federal government’s institutes.

Pasquire said the visit was to strengthen the existing cooperation between France and Kwara State for mutual benefits.

He said, “We are here to develop further cooperation between France and Kwara State as we already have Alliance française in Ilorin for teaching the French language. It is important we have that in Kwara State which shares a border with a French-speaking country, the Republic of Benin.

“We have had a busy schedule. We visited the BUA Sugar Company in Lafiagi (Edu local government). We also visited the Agricultural and Rural Management Training Institute (ARMTI). We also visited Alapa and saw the project going on there. We also visited the innovation hub, the visual art centre, and Esie Museum.”

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