President Goodluck Jonathan pledged Friday in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, that he will continue to work with President Alassane Ouattara and other leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to achieve greater peace, security, political stability and economic prosperity in the sub-region.
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“Without political stability our economies cannot grow and stronger economies will help us achieve greater political stability. We need to strengthen ECOWAS by strengthening our individual countries economically and politically. We must continue to do our best in this regard,” President Jonathan said.
The President thanked the Mayor and people of Yamoussoukro for honouring him and the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan with the freedom of the home town of late President Felix Houphouet-Boigny who he described as “one of Africa’s greatest sons”.
Noting that Nigeria and Cote D’Ivoire already have excellent bilateral relations, President Jonathan assured the people of the city that he will work in partnership with President Ouattara “to bring our two countries even closer politically and economically”.
He welcomed the offer of admission by the elite Felix Houphouet-Boigny National Polytechnic in Yamoussoukro to 50 Nigerian students in the next academic year as a further gesture of friendship, saying that the Federal Government will sponsor at least one student from each state of the nation to take up the offer.
The President had after a colourful welcoming ceremony in the city, proceeded to lay a wreath at the burial vault of late President Houphouet-Boigny.
NAN reports that Ivorians trooped out in their thousands and lined the streets to welcome Jonathan and his entourage.
The Ivorian government had declared a holiday for the pupils and students of government schools who also came out in their numbers in different uniform to welcome the president. Business was also paralysed as shops and other business premises along the major streets of the city were locked.
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NAN reports that the ceremony commenced at about 10 a.m local time (11 a.m in Nigeria) a with military parade, 21 gun salute and the inspection of a military guard mounted in honour of the president.
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