PRESIDENT BUHARI IN AUDIENCE FROM ITALIAN PARLIAMENT 5. R-L; President Muhammadu Buhari and Carbinet Members, Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Dr. Stefano Pontesilli, Italian Parliamentary, Ms. Elena Okechukwu, Italian Parliamentary, Sen V.R Petrocelli, Senator T.C. Iwobi, Senator Manuel Vescovi, Dr Giovanni BaiocchiCEO-Vitali Group SPA, Mr. Christian Vitali, CEO Same Deutz-Fahr and Chairman-Nardi Group Mr. P. Gueriero during an audience with the Delegation held at the State House in Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. JUNE 10 2019.The Italian Ambassador to Nigeria, Stefano Pontesilli, who accompanied the delegation, while conveying the message of the Italian government had told the Nigerian leader: ‘‘We are willing to cooperate with your administration 100 per cent on illicit assets repatriation.’’
Responding, President Buhari commended the Italian government for demonstrating ‘‘open-mindedness’’ and willingness to cooperate with Nigeria on the issue of repatriation of stolen funds.
The president while acknowledging the good wishes of the Italian government in the aftermath of the February 23 presidential election, told the delegation that his second term in office would consolidate on the progress recorded in the last four years in the country.
He also used the occasion to remind developed countries to do the needful on reviving Lake Chad.
‘‘Lake Chad is now 10 per cent of what it used to be. At least 30 million people around it benefit from fishing, farming and animal husbandry.
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