PRESIDENT Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday, said the visit of the French Foreign Minister, Mr. Alain Juppe, to Kano, last Saturday, as well as the trip of Ambassador Jean-Michel Dumond to Kebbi and Sokoto States had proved that Nigeria is a safe country to visit.
President Jonathan, who spoke, when the out-going French Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Jean-Michel Dumond, paid a farewell visit to State House said: “Your visits to Kebbi and Sokoto States, after the French Foreign Minister visited Kano, all in the northern Nigeria, confirm that the country is safe to visit.”
He recalled the visit of the French Prime Minister to the Niger Delta in 2009, when other nationals were reluctant to visit that part of the country.”
The President commended President Nicolas Sarkozy for the tremendous support Nigeria and Africa have enjoyed from France, especially towards the restoration of peace, stability and democracy in Cote d’Ivoire, Niger Republic, Guinea and Liberia.
On bilateral issues, Jonathan said the Economic Management Team was working hard to improve Nigeria’s investment environment, particularly power supply.
Earlier, the out-going French Ambassador, Mr. Jean-Michel Dumond, had said his stay in Nigeria since January 2008 had enabled him to realise that misconceptions about Nigeria abroad were not justified.
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