‘Nigeria economically prosperous’, says Reno after summiting Kilimanjaro

Nigerian ambassador to Mexico, Ambassador Reno Omokri has said that Nigeria is economically prosperous and politically stable under the current administration of president Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Omokri said this after he summited the Mountain Kilimanjaro and boldly hoisted the Nigerian flag atop the mountain in three and half days instead of the usual, at least, seven days.

According to him, Nigeria has recorded tremendous economic growth since the inception of the Tinubu administration that has made the country very attractive to foreign investors.

Recall that few days back, the Nigerian ambassador to Mexico had, according to him, embarked on the Kilimanjaro climb. He dedicated the successful climb to Nigeria, while using the medium to urge foreign investors to come to Nigeria for business.

According to him, Nigeria has not only become economically prosperous but has also become the leading tourist destination in Africa. He urged foreign investors to come to Nigeria with their money because, not only is Nigeria’s economy booming but also that the country is safe and secure for everyone. He said Nigeria is the only country in Africa where five past presidents and heads of state are still living peacefully in the same country with the incumbent.

Meanwhile, speaking on why he summited the mountain Kilimanjaro in less days than usual, Ambassador Omokri said he achieved that by climbing both during the day and at nights.

“Last year December, Nigeria had the single largest touristic invent in Africa, Dirty December! 1.2 million tourists visited Lagos, Nigeria and not one was robbed; not one was killed; no demestic incident. We also had a situation last year, we had Ojude Oba Festival and 200,000 tourists came to Nigeria – not one was robbed, not killed and no domestic incident. In February this year, we had the Argungun Fishing Festival. 50,000 farmers and 50,000 fishermen gathered in a place called Argungun in Kebbi state to play for 500,000 spectators and not one person was killed; not one person was robbed; no domestic incident.”

“Nigeria is politically stable and economically prosperous and that’s why Nigeria is the only country in Africa where you have five former presidents and heads of state living in Nigeria with the incumbent peacefully and cooperating with him.”

“So, I encourage you to come to Nigeria for your holidays and to come to pack your money in Nigeria. We’ve had 12 cycle of GDP growth, 12 cycle of trade surpluses and last year, our economy grew over 4%. This year, our economy is projected by the IMF and the World Bank to grow at 4.44%. last year, even though we had just 2% of the world’s population, Nigeria was responsible for the sixth largest GDP growth on earth.

“So, this is the country that you want to visit. We have the second largest manufacturing base in Africa. Only Egypt has a manufacturing base in Africa larger than us. The difference between us and Egypt is just about 5 billion dollars and if you look at the rate of our economic growth, in about five years, we are going to overtake Egypt. So, I encourage you to come.

“Our Nigerian stock exchange is growing faster than any stock exchange anywhere in the world. Four years ago, the all share index of the Nigerian stock exchange was 27 trillion. Now, as I speak to you, it’s 123 trillion. Meaning that, if you had packed a million dollars in Nigeria five years ago, today, your million dollar would be five million dollars! So, this is a great country; a secure country; a prosperous country and a stable country,” he concluded.

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