Two countries pledge to support Nigeria over power development

Sweden and Switzerland have pledged their support for the development of Nigeria’s
power and infrastructure sectors.
The Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Mr Eric Mayoraz, and his Swedish counterpart, Mr
Svante Kilander, pledged the support when they
accompanied the Managing Director of

ABB in Nigeria, Mr Mohammed Hosseiny, on a courtesy
visit to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.
Amb. Kilander told State House correspondents
after the visit that the team had a fruitful
discussion with the vice president.
“We assured the vice president that the Swedish
and Swiss governments are fully behind the
activities of ABB Power Company in their
activities in Nigeria.
“There is a full government support for this
Swedish/Swiss company.’’
The envoy described the relations between Nigeria
and Sweden as excellent, saying: “we are happy
to be able to promote not only government-to-
government relations, but also the relations
between Swedish and Nigerian companies.
“This is where development is taking place, where
Nigeria is in such a dynamic stage as it is now
under the leadership of President Muhammadu
Buhari and the Vice President,’’ Kilander said.
Also, Mayoraz told State House correspondents
that Switzerland would support the development
initiatives of the Buhari administration.
“Switzerland, like Sweden, is committed to
supporting the new development policy of the new
administration of President Buhari and we are
supporting our companies that are willing to
invest in development activities here in Nigeria.’’
He declined comment on the challenges facing
Nigeria, saying it was the right of Nigerians to
assess what the government was doing.
The ambassador acknowledged that Switzerland
and Sweden have excellent bi-lateral relations,
saying: “if we can try to cooperate for the
success of the development of Nigeria, we will be
very pleased.’’
In his contribution, the Country Managing Director, ABB, Mr Mohammed Hosseiny, said that
the meeting was about how the company could
play a role in providing Nigeria with power for the development of infrastructure.
He added that the discussion focused on the
nature of solutions ABB had to support the development in both areas as a follow up to the
visit of its Group CEO to Nigeria on Monday.
“He (Group CEO) was really impressed with the
opportunities and the development of the country
and we were in discussion on how the ABB can
play a role in this support for Nigeria for the
development of the power infrastructure.’’
The managing director said that the response of
the vice president was very positive.
“He is aware of the company and he has stressed
the need to move forward to the next steps in this
power and infrastructure development,’’ he said.
NAN reports that ABB is a joint venture power
generation and transmission partnership between
Switzerland and Sweden. (NAN)