President of Nigeria, His Excellency, Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR has forewarned the Qatari investors not to give any form of bribe to any Nigerian but to alert him should any official of his government requests any form of bribe from them or hinders progress.
“I am here to give you the assurance that reforms are going on; forget about whatever you heard in the past. Whatever is the obstacle or problem that some of you might have experienced; it is in the past, because there is no obstacle in the future.
“Do not offer a bribe to any of our people, and if it is requested or taken from you, report to us. You will have access to me. Nigeria will no longer be defined by the past, but by what we do now and moving forward. Do not let perceptions become a hindrance to your will to invest. Nigeria is serious about revolutionizing investment promotion. We are removing obstacles today and we are going to continue to remove all obstacles. We have done so much within nine months. And I am assuring you, it is free entry, and free exit. Your funds will flow smoothly into and out of our country. Bring your investments,” the President stated.
Meanwhile, President Tinubu has signed multi-sectoral agreements with Qatar, to receive Qatar’s investment team in Abuja after Ramadan for advance discussions on the actionable investment opportunities.
The pivotal sectors are: education, enterprise development, investment promotion, youth empowerment, mining, tourism, and sports.
The agreements signed by President Tinubu are:
1- Cooperation agreement in the field of education
2- Regulation of employment of workers with the Government of Qatar
3- Establishment of a joint business council (JBC) between the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Agriculture (NACCIMA)
4- Cooperation agreement in the field of youths and sports.
5- Cooperation agreement in the field of tourism and business events
6- Memorandum of understanding combating illicit trade in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.