Nigeria and Angola have agreed to cooperate and as well reach out to other oil-producing countries within the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC block, in an effort to shore up the price of oil which has been dwindling in the global market.
According to a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the agreement was reached when President Muhammadu Buhari and his Angolan counterpart, Jose Eduardo dos Santos, met at the sidelines of the Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Adesina said the President, who agreed with Santos that there was no logic in producing more oil for less money, called for a new consensus among oil- producing nations on the current level of oil price.
The two leaders, while acknowledging that their countries depend heavily on oil for economic sustenance, agreed to get their oil ministers to meet urgently with a view to finding a way forward.
“President Eduardo dos Santos had earlier thanked President Buhari for sending a delegation to his country’s 40th Independence anniversary this year.
“He also expressed sympathy with Nigeria on its security challenges, noting however, that he believed that President Buhari is the right person to restore peace to Nigeria given his military background.
“He described Nigeria as a very important country in Africa that is traditionally looked upon to help solve problems on the continent, adding that his country and Nigeria, which share similar security and oil challenges in the Gulf of Guinea, must forge closer relationship to overcome the mutual problems,” the statement said.
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