Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has commenced the review of the status of implementation of all agreements and MOUs signed between Nigeria and other countries, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Aminu Wali, said on Monday in Abuja at the opening of a two-day meeting on the review of the agreements that the review become necessary as some of the agreements had become obsolete and not in tune with Nigeria’s foreign policy emphasis on economic diplomacy. “It may interest you to know that Nigeria has signed Agreements and MoUs with many countries of the world over the years. “While many of these Agreements are active and have yielded positive results, some have become moribund for lack of implementation and effective follow-up mechanism. “There are also several countries with which Nigeria does not have such vital mechanisms of cooperation and partnership,” he said.
The minister observed that Nigeria had established several Joint and Bi-National Commissions with many countries to expand economic cooperation and reminded Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of their different roles in implementing the various agreements between Nigeria and other countries.
According to him, the role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to facilitate the signing of the agreements and MOU between Nigeria and other countries. He noted that the National Planning Commission is vested with the responsibility of ensuring, monitoring and assessing as well as coordinating the implementation of all approved or ratified agreements.
