Sen. Kalu Pushes For Stronger Ties Between Nigeria, Djibouti As He Hosts Djibouti’s Speaker

Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu on Saturday played host to the Speaker of the Djibouti National Assembly, Mohamed Ali Houmed who is in Nigeria for a 4-day tour.

Upon their arrival at Enugu International Airport, Sen. Kalu had led the Speaker and his entourage to the Enugu home of prominent Enugu Politician Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa where they were treated to a brief reception.

Sen. Kalu described Africa as the cradle of the world’s civilisation and the emerging destination of global investment which can be achieved through the unity and diplomatic cooperation amongst its nations.

According to Sen. Orji Kalu, civilisation began in Africa , saying that the continent is on the verge of becoming the global rallying point for investment.

Kalu admitted that though like Nigeria other countries are also experiencing economic difficulties, he however stated that such problems were not peculiar to only Africa but globally.

The former Governor identified the COVID-19 pandemic and global depression as the major causes which were however not insurmountable by Africa.

“Africa is one , this is where civilisation started and extended to other parts of the world . The new frontier for investment is Africa. I am confidently telling you that development is coming to Africa, but we must come together and unite as one despite our cultural and religious differences to achieve this.

“We have difficulties all over the world , during my foreign trips I’ve seen people complain bitterly of hardship even in the United States of America, so we must come and work together in Africa to solve our own problems because we have the resources and we are one”, Kalu expressed.

Similar, Speaker of the Djibouti Parliament , Mohamed Houmed thanked Kalu and Ohaa for hosting him and his entourage consisting of his family members and associates.

Houmed corroborated Kalu’s statements on the need for African Unity to fast track the continent’s development.

Houmed called for deeper economic relations. “In Africa we are one from the East to the West, North and South. Our cultures might be different but our goals to develop Africa are common. This is why I had no fear coming with my whole family and my associates to Nigeria on Kalu’s invite because for us this is home too. In Africa we have the resources to build our continent for our own benefit but we must unite to make this happen” he said.

Chinyeaka Ohaa, a former Federal Permanent Secretary, expressed gratitude to the Senate Chief Whip for leading the delegation to his home and also thanked Houmed for coming.

Ohaa briefly explained the history of Enugu as the main city of the old Eastern region to the foreign delegates. According to him the state has produced notable personalities who contributed immensely to the development of the South East and Nigeria at large.

Ohaa also aligned with Kalu and Houmed on the need for Africa to unite, specifically mentioning that neighbouring nations should share electric power to boost power generation amongst themselves.

The Djibouti Speaker, Family, Others will be at Sen. Kalu’s Camp Neya , Igbere country home for the new year holiday.