Speaking at a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands, in The Hague, Tinubu said Nigeria had seen the worst of storms, yet he was not afraid of the consequences of his actions since they were in the best long-term interest of the people.
He reiterated that Nigerians had tremendous confidence in themselves and his confidence in the Nigerian people gave him the courage to take difficult decisions on their behalf, given his full awareness of the need to give Nigerians the long-term tools they need to succeed. "There is excellent value-additive opportunity in Nigeria. The world knows us for oil. They will soon know us for greater innovative exploits in other areas."He stated,"We have an extremely dynamic youth population in Nigeria. It is a young country. Seventy per cent of our people are under the age of 30, and when we are referring to 200 million plus citizens, it represents both a massive workforce and a massive market for Dutch and other international investors.
On the state the nation's currency, Tinubu said,"The Nigerian naira is one of the world's best performing currencies today. We took the necessary risk, and all resilient Nigerians kept faith with us. Speaking at the Nigeria-Netherlands Business and Investment Forum at The Hague, the Nigerian president emphasised the significance of stronger ties between Nigeria and the Netherlands.
"It is on record that Nigeria and the Netherlands have established business ties for decades. There is every need to re-invigorate this relationship. This is a call for creativity on the part of all of us." "As the world braces up for today's economic challenges, which in many ways affect our two countries, a creative approach to the search for investment-minded solutions will prove to be the most viable path to the level of sustainable development that we all desire.
Tinubu said his administration was enhancing the business environment in Nigeria to make it friendly through various reforms.
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