On August 12, the CPAFFC Vice President Mme. Lin Yi met with the delegation of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF). The delegation consists of H.E. Mr. Abudul Yari, the NGF Chairman and Governor of Zamfara State, governors of Plateau State, Jigawa State, Osun State and Anambra State, as well as NGF Acting Director General.

Mme. Lin Yi welcomed the governors to visit China and introduced the CPAFFC’s exchanges with African countries on local government cooperation in recent years. She said that the CPAFFC is willing to actively promote China-Nigeria local government and trade cooperation and facilitate the establishment of friendship provinces and cities between China and Nigeria. 

Chairman Yari said that each state of Nigeria enjoys its individual resources endowment and huge potential for development. The NGF will maintain close contact with the CPAFFC to jointly enhance pragmatic local government cooperation between the two countries.

H.E. Mr. O.O. Orevba, Charge d’Affaires of the Nigerian Embassy in China, attended the meeting.