The Consul-General of Cameroon in Lagos, Dr Paul Ekorong a Dong,
on Thursday appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to issue waivers for more
Cameroonian products to flood Nigerian markets. Ekorong a Dong said in Lagos
that his government had over the years been approaching the Nigerian government
to allow more Cameroonian products into the Nigerian markets.
According to him,
Cameroon cannot currently export wood, soap, oil, chocolate and cocoa products
to Nigeria.
“Once again, the
Cameroonian government will like to appeal to President Buhari to consider
giving waivers for more of our products that are presently not available in
Nigerian markets.
“We have already
submitted a list of products that Cameroon should have liked to be given
waivers by the Nigerian government. We are still waiting for their response Mr.
Dong reiterated.
“We are very ready
to bring these products to our Nigerian brothers and sisters,” he added.
Ekorong a Dong
expressed optimism that the waivers would enhance a win-win trade cooperation
between the two countries.
The Consul-General
said that current trade relations between the two countries are more favourable
to Nigeria, with more Nigerian products in Cameroon than the other way round.
The envoy without
giving figures claimed that in the last four years, Nigeria had become
Cameroon’s largest economic partner leapfrogging France.
“Since our
independence, France had always been our biggest economic partner, but today,
Nigeria has taken over that privilege he added.
According to him,
this was indicative of the level of trade between Nigeria and Cameroon.