The French President, Emmanuel Macron, has commended the Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu for his commitment to developing lasting relationships between French and Nigerian businesses. This came as the French Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, Franck Riester, paid a visit to the BUA Group HQ in Lagos Nigeria where he handed over a personal invitation from President Macron to Abdul Samad Rabiu to attend the Choose France Summit in June in Paris representing business leaders from Nigeria and Africa. The French minister also witnessed the signing of a progress acknowledgement statement between BUA Group and Axens of France for BUA’s proposed 200,000barrels per day refinery in Akwa Ibom. During the visit, it was also announced that the Chairman of BUA Group had been appointed Chairman of the France Nigeria Investment Club.
Speaking during the ceremony, the Chairman of BUA Group, Abdul Samad Rabiu thanked the Minister and President Macron for their unwavering support in bringing BUA and French businesses together. He further added that so far, BUA had initiated partnerships and have developed personal relationships with a few French businesses, including Axens whilst expressing confidence in the quality of expertise and technical know-how of the French companies BUA has partnered with.
In his comments, Jean Sentenac, President of Axens stated that he's pleased that the task is advancing on agenda. He also praised the excellent cooperation among all the involved parties and reiterated the dedication of Axens to delivering the BUA Refinery Project on time and with the very best standards.
Represented by Franck Riester, the French Minister for Foreign Trade and Attractiveness, Marcon invited Abdul Samad to the “Choose France Summit” and said the French Government is ever geared up to support people-orientated and developmental tasks in Nigeria. “I am very pleased to peer how devoted Abdul Samad Rabiu is for the refinery and within the area of philanthropy”. Macron stated.
“I want to strain how eager you have been in promoting the interest of Nigeria and its human beings in the course of our assembly in Paris and how dedicated you have been to make the economy stronger and greater resilient. I need to congratulate you for the imaginative and prescient and ambition you display in lots of sectors to your will to build initiatives shaping the future of Nigeria. We suppose that we need to aid long time funding of French organizations in Nigeria and Nigeria organizations in France and this challenge of refinery is a exquisite assignment for Nigeria”, Macron stated.
Earlier, Abdul Samad Rabiu who stated that Nigeria imports most of its crude oil ate up every day stated that BUA Refinery while completely operational will lessen the big price transporting crude oil offshore, refining it, and bringing it lower back into the country. Rabiu added that the selection to web site the refinery in Akwa Ibom – Southern Nigeria became strategic because of massive availability of uncooked substances and its proximity to export petroleum merchandise to local countries.
Riester turned into accompanied via a excessive-powered delegation of Jerome Pasquier, Ambassador of France in Nigeria; Mrs Laurence Monmayrant, Consul General of France in Lagos; Quentin Teisseire, Chief of Staff, Alexis du Boisberranger, Technical marketing consultant for export and strategic partnership; Ms Benedicte Constans, Advisor to the Minister, in Charge of Communication; Pascal Furth, Regional Economic Counsellor, French Embassy amongst others.
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