Nkrumah said his visit to Obasanjo was as a result of his position as a renowned farmer in the state.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Deputy High Commissioner of Canada to Nigeria, Teshome Nkrumah, has paid a courtesy visit to former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
The Canadian diplomat met the former Nigerian leader at his residence in the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library (OOPL) in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital.
Nkrumah said his visit to the former President was as a result of his position as a renowned farmer in the state, Obasanjo’s Special Assistant on Media, Kehinde Akinyemi, said in a statement on Tuesday.
The diplomat disclosed that the home country could do better in improving the current volume of trade, which presently stood at $2.7 billion.
Nkrumah, who is responsible for the commercial relationship between Canada and Nigeria, was on regional outreach to Abeokuta to boost trade between the two countries.
“We are on agricultural outreach to try to find out the opportunities in local market to do business and boost trade between the two countries. We are meeting business people, entrepreneurs just to see where the opportunities are.
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“And I am pleased to meet with the largest farmer in the State and former President. We had a nice conversation, shared his views about how to really grow the farming industry in Nigeria and we are working towards achieving synergy between Canada and Nigeria.
“We are here to build bridges, make connections and see where we can make changes to move trade between both countries forward,” Nkrumah said.
On the state of trade between the two countries, he said, “Currently, I think we can do so much better. There is $2.7 billion of trade between our two countries and happily it is in favour of Nigeria. $2 billion is for Nigeria export from Canada and about $700 million is for export from Canada to Nigeria.
“But, there is still more to grow in terms of opportunities. If we are very much focused and structured and look for where to grow opportunities we can still see our export grow.”