Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, has solicited the support of the Republic of Ireland for the establishment of vocational centres and development of agriculture sub-sector in the Federal Capital Territory.
The Minister, who made this call when the Irish Ambassador, Peter Ryan paid him a visit in his office on Tuesday, added that the FCT Administration was looking at expanding job opportunities with vocational education skills and agricultural development.
He revealed that his administration was already working on promoting policies that would open up investment opportunities in agriculture and technological development in the nation’s capital.
According to him, Nigeria and Ireland have a long strong relationship that should be nurtured and sustained for mutual benefit.
Ambassador Ryan earlier said that some Irish vocational education experts were billed to visit Abuja soon.
The Ambassador stated that his country has made appreciable progress in the areas of education and agriculture, and was willing to share its experiences with any willing country, including Nigeria.
Stressing that his country and Nigeria has commonalities, including colonization experience, Ryan pledged to facilitate practical collaborations with key investment experts and other stakeholders in the Irish private sector with the FCTA and Nigeria.
His words: “From the first week of December, we are bringing to Abuja, the head of the largest vocational education provider from Ireland. He will be here, and has no agenda, so he is at your disposal.
“In the area of agriculture, we had a visit earlier in September by our Minister of Agriculture to Nigeria. And as a follow up to the visit, we can share the lessons and experiences by connect the FCT Minister directly to the experts that run an organisation called sustainable food system.”
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