By APC Office, Abuja.
\nChina Seeks APC Support In Nigeria\u2019s \u2018Full Execution\u2019 Of One China Policy
\nThe Peoples Republic of China Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Zhou Pingjian has met with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, requesting the Party\u2019s support in ensuring Nigeria\u2019s \u2018full execution\u2019 of the One China policy between both countries.
\nPingjian was accompanied by the Chinese Deputy Ambassador, Jing Lin and Political Officer, Peng Chen on the courtesy visit on the APC National Chairman.
\nThe Chinese Ambassador briefed the APC National Chairman and members of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) present on China\u2019s domestic politics and China-Nigeria strategic bilateral relations. He also explored areas of cooperation and collaboration between the governing parties of both countries \u2013 the APC and the Communist Party of China (CPC).
\nPingjian disclosed that China has pledged and almost approved $5billion to support infrastructure projects in Nigeria.
\n\u201cThis year is a big one for party politics in China. Every five years, we hold party conventions were we draw a new blueprint for the years ahead. That means major policy decisions will be made at the National Congress of the Communist Party of China. A new Central Committee will be elected at the congress. The central committee will in turn elect the new central leadership.\u201d Pingjian disclosed.
\nPingjian recalled that a United Nations 1971 resolution ensured the Communist Peoples Republic of China (mainland China) assumed the Republic of China\u2019s (Taiwan) place in the General Assembly as well as its place as one of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council.
\nThe Chinese Ambassador said: \u201cChina and Nigeria has been very good friends since 1971. That year we set up diplomatic relations and that year, Nigeria was one of the twenty-three countries who supported the United Nations General Assembly\u2019s vote to admit the People\u2019s Republic of China.
\n\u201cUnfortunately, in 1999, Nigeria\u2019s ministry of commerce signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Taiwan which led to the setting up of a Trade mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in Nigeria. That is two Chinas. For years, we have kept the pressure on Nigeria. Last year President Muhammadu Buhari was in Beijing for a state visit and the Chinese President, raised the issue. Upon resumption to Nigeria, President Buhari sent out directives to the Ministry of Affairs to honour and implement Nigeria\u2019s One China policy.
\n\u201cNigeria\u2019s policy is one China but unfortunately, it has not been fully executed. The Mission contravenes the Policy of One China… What we are asking the ministry of foreign affairs to do is to fully implement, execute the One China policy… We are requesting a change of name from the Trade Mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to Taipei Trade Agency, Lagos. We are not sure that has been done or not. We are also requesting the relocation of the Mission to Lagos, because Abuja is the political capital of Nigeria.
\nThe APC National Chairman in his response promised to take the message of the Chinese Ambassador to the appropriate quarters. He thanked the Chinese Ambassador for the cordial relationships that exist between China and Nigeria.
\n\u201cWe take the message very seriously and we will take it up. We must not let these issues stand in the way of very important and critical relationship between Nigeria and China.\u201d The APC National Chairman said.
\nPresent at the meeting were the APC National Secretary, Hon. Mai Mala Buni; Deputy National Chairman (North), Sen. Lawal Shuaibu; National Auditor, Chief George Moghalu; National Treasurer, Alh. Bala Mohammed Gwagwarwa; Deputy National Secretary, Hon. Oji Ngofa and Chief of Staff to the APC National Chairman, Edwin Ikhinmwin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By APC Office, Abuja. China Seeks APC Support In Nigeria\u2019s \u2018Full Execution\u2019 Of One China Policy The Peoples Republic of China Ambassador to Nigeria, H.E. Zhou Pingjian has met with the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Odigie-Oyegun, requesting the Party\u2019s support in ensuring Nigeria\u2019s \u2018full execution\u2019 of the One China […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":1333,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1331"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1331\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1331"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1331"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyday.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1331"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}