Buhari assures UK Prime Minister of credible elections in 2019
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i assure you that i am prepared to strengthen the relationship between our two countries1 buhari welcomed uks support toward strengthening democratic institutions in the country1 im very pleased that my party is doing very well. the high commissioner will brief you more1 the recent successes in polls in katsina bauchi and kogi have boosted our morale greatly1 nigeria has accepted multiparty democracy and that is putting politicians on their toes forcing them to work harder1 on the anti-corruption campaign the president applauded britains support to the country noting that the success of the fight was very important to ordinary people in the country1 he recalled that nigeria had great opportunities and resources between 1999 and 2014 due to high oil prices1 but when we came in 2015 oil prices plunged to as low as 37 dollars per barrel1 what we have been doing since 2015 is to focus on infrastructure development despite low earnings. work is ongoing on roads rail power and many others he said1 on brexit buhari noted that it provided an opportunity to strengthen the historic ties between nigeria and the uk1 we are nervously watching the development about brexit because we know that the relationship had been on for a long time1 i assure you that im all out for free fair and credible elections1 the president also thanked the uk government for the support on security and the fight against insurgency in the north-east as well as the improved trade relations between both countries1 i am very grateful to the british government under you leadership for the help in security particularly your training team that is in our institution in kaduna he said1 earlier in a remark before the bilateral meeting buhari underscored the need for uk support toward reviving lake chad which is a source of livelihood for millions of people1 the president told the visiting prime minister that europe and china were already conducting an indepth study on recharging the lake through inter-basin transfer from the central african republic1 in her remarks prime minister may said she was pleased to be in abuja to continue the excellent discussions she started with buhari in london in april particularly on security trade asset recovery and the fight against corruption1 may welcomed the assurance by the nigerian government on credible elections in 20191 security and defence cooperation are very important steps to address boko haram and islamic state in west africa may said1 on asset recovery the prime minister saidwe do not want to hold anything that belongs to nigerian people but we follow the judicial process which can be slow1 she appealed to buhari to use his position as ecowas chair to keep the issue of human trafficking on the front burner in the sub-region1 buhari and may witnessed the signing of two agreements an security and defence partnership and economic development forum agreement.nan1