Bauchi, Nigeria
Bala Mohammed , Governor of Bauchi State in Northeast Nigeria, has announced the appointment of a Chinese national, Li Zhensheng, as his Economic Adviser.
The Governor announced the development while signing the Memorandum of Understanding with the China Global Promotion Cooperation Research Centre in Bauchi on Wednesday .
According toThe Punch,one of the leading newspapers in Nigeria, the Governor explained that the move was to position the State as a rising hub of international cooperation and accelerate investment, infrastructure development and bilateral collaborations across sectors in the long-term partnership.
The agreement is expected to have an impact in the areas of agriculture , healthcare, mining, education, manufacturing, trade, oil and gas. He explained that the MoU highlighted the framework for the understanding. He stressed that a specific project agreement would be developed based on the development.
Governor Bala further disclosed that parts of the deal were to have a Bauchi State representative office in China, where project implementation would be overseen and timely delivery would be ensured.
