From ADETUTU FOLASADE-KOYI, Abuja
Senate President David Mark has
pleaded with Beijing to release 490 Nigerians languishing in Chinese prisons.
He begged the Chinese leader, Mr. Zhang Dejiang to review the cases of
366 Nigerians in Chinese prisons, 120 awaiting trial and four already sentenced
to death under the transfer of prisoners arrangement.Nigeria and China have
pledged military co-operation especially in the training and retraining
of security personnel in tackling terrorism and disaster response
capabilities.Under the arrangement, both nations would exchange programmes for
military officers and students of Defence Colleges.
These were part of the high-points
of the bilateral talks between Mark and President of the Chinese Parliament,
Mr. Dejiang who also doubles as the Chairman of the National Peoples Congress
(NPC) in Abuja yesterday.
Senator Mark had requested his guest
to prevail on his government for assistance to Nigeria in the mass production
of military and police hardware as well as aircraft’s spare parts
production centre in Nigeria. The Senate president also requested China to
support Nigeria’s bid for the UN Security Council seat as non- permanent
member from 2015 and as a permanent member from Africa in an expanded UN Security
Council.
Besides the agreed exchange of
parliamentary visits between the National Assembly and the Chinese parliament,
Senator Mark demanded that China reciprocates Nigeria’s friendly visa regime by
honouring Diplomatic Notes and simplifying visa procedures for Nigerians.
Although the trade and
commercial ties between both countries have increased with a deficit of N270
billion against Nigeria, Mark requested that the imbalance be addressed by
encouraging Chinese government and industrialists to increase investments in
the non-oil sector in Nigeria as well as offering duty waiver on Nigerian
exports.
Mr. Dejiang noted that China runs a
friendly administration and upholds the sanctity of the rule of law, but would
table Mark’s requests before his home government for a possible review
especially on those convicted on criminal offences. He promised co-operation
with the government and people of Nigeria in all areas that would improve her
economy and general welfare of the people .
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