Nigeria’s Foreign Minister, Yusuf Tuggar has said that the country will prioritise its national interests and will not succumb to external pressure from the West regarding cooperation with Russia.
Tuggar said this in an interview with Sputnik in the course of his three-day working visit to Russia from Tuesday, March 5th to Thursday, March 7th, 2024.
“You have to understand one thing. Nigeria is not the sort of country that succumbs to pressure.
“We have been single-minded since inception.
“We joined the non-aligned movement since we became independent in 1960.
“We do what we feel is right for us as a country; we are not dictated to by anyone,” Tuggar said.
The Minister who stated that Nigeria welcomes alternatives to the SWIFT payment system, including a Russian analogue, the Financial Messaging System of the Bank of Russia (SPFS), gave an assurance that Nigeria could consider using them if they satisfied its national interests.
By – Opeyemi Micheal-Ayobami
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