The British Government has advised Nigerians to see Brexit as an opportunity of opening its relationship with the rest of the world through the exiting the EU.
The British Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Ms Gill Atkinson, gave the advice when she paid a courtesy visit to Rep. Idris Wase, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, in Abuja on Thursday.
An abbreviation for British Exiting, Brexit refers to the UK’s decision to leave the EU following a referendum held on June 23, 2016, with 51.9 per cent of its citizens voting in support of leaving the EU.
“If I were Nigerians, I would see Brexit as an opportunity for Nigerians.
“This is something where our Prime Minister and our Foreign Secretary are very clear that they want their relationships with the world open up and no longer just focused on Europe.
“So, if I were a Nigerian businessman or an artist, I would be seeing this as an opportunity,” Atkinson said.
“We have talked about the relationship between our parliaments, the Deputy Speaker’s role and the Commonwealth Parliamentarians Association and how we can develop relationship between our two parliaments.
“It is through parliamentary democracy that countries develop stability, prosperity and human rights, so making sure our parliamentarians have the opportunity to share their experiences and understanding will help us all to move forward.”
The deputy high commissioner also condoled with Nigeria on the Boko Haram attack that reportedly claimed at least 65 lives and injured 10 other at a funeral in Borno, according to authorities on July 28.
