The Hungarian government says it will support Sokoto State Government in the areas of agriculture, health, education and other areas of socioeconomic development. The Hungarian Secretary of State, Tristan Azbej, who led a delegation., including the Hungarian Ambassador to Nigeria, Lorand Endreffy and the Deputy Ambassador Kristof Korosy, when he visited the State governor, Ahmed Aliyu at the Government House on Wednesday.
Azbej said the Hungary, in the last five years have invested over a million dollars in the area of Agriculture, health and other areas of socioeconomic development. .
According to him, while Hungary is in solidarity with the people of Sokoto State over the challenges of insecurity, desertification and other challenges, its governed t is willing to support Sokoto government to scale through all these challenges.
“We Hungarian as a small nation which has a slightly different culture with other European countries . We don’t have the interest of a big power; we never had a colony; we are not here to seek resource. What we seek is partnership that is based on mutually understanding.
“It is now five years that Hungary’s international humanitarian assistance and development cooperation started to support development in Sokoto.
Azbej said the growing Sokoto young population had encouraged the Hungary government to invest over a million dollars.
Responding, Aliyu expressed his administration’s readiness to continue partnership with the Hungarian government, while assuring the Hungarian government that Sokoto state government will fulfill its obligations with utmost commitment for the success of the partnership.
The governor also stressed the impact of his administration’s nine-point agenda on the people of the state.
