Nigeria: We're Still Pursuing Citizen Diplomacy, Says Ajumogobia

18 June 2010

Lagos — The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Odein Ajumogobia has said he will not jettison the Citizen Diplomacy policy started by his predecessor, Chief Ojo Maduekwe since he sees the present administration as a continuation of the previous one.

Ajumogobia said the policy which falls into a broader framework of Nigeria 's foreign policy is "simply highlighting the fact that we take our citizens to be very important part of our foreign policy."

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