Onyeama assumes office with pldege to protect Nigerians abroad

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R-L Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Amb. Zubairu Dada, Minister of State, Foreign Affairs on assumption of duty in the Ministry

By Lizzy Okoji

Returning Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama says  he will focus attention on ensuring the security of Nigerians living abroad and attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to the country.

Onyeama made this known in Abuja on Wednesday when he assumed office following his reappointment as Minister of Foreign Affairs.

He said that his focus would be in line with President Muhammadu Buhari’s agenda which aims to make to make the Nigerian economy to be reckoned with at the ECOWAS, African Union, and global level.

Onyeama said that in implementing foreign policies, the ministry would be  more aggressive and robust in engaging countries to ensure that the human rights and security of Nigerians anywhere in the world were respected.

He said that to that effect, a…



Source: News Agency of Nigeria