尼日利亚总统博拉-艾哈迈德-蒂努布（Bola Ahmed Tinubu）任命的社区参与高级特别助理（中北部地区）阿比奥敦-奥-埃希特（Abiodun Essiet）率领团队在首都阿布贾会见了中非经贸促进委员会代表，双方就当地经济发展以及两周以来对尼日利亚多个社区的实地考察结果进行了深入沟通。委员会正计划围绕建设工业园区为非洲开展新的合作，提出货币兑换倡议。此外，还将建立中国产品集中区，并配套仓储和物流，为尼日利亚与我国的贸易交往实现质优价廉、高效便捷的飞跃。

阿比奥敦-奥-埃希特（Abiodun Essiet）高级特别助理为国际发展合作学院2022级博士生。他深切关心工业发展对尼日利亚各社区的影响，并认为跨国公司需要严守政府关于社区发展、当地资源利用以及私营部门对社区的企业社会责任等有关法律。

政府下设的总统社区参与高级特别助理办公室（SSAPCE）致力于改善尼日利亚六个大区的社会经济状况。SSAPCE是畅通联邦政府与地方社区之间的桥梁，确保政府的政策和倡议在基层得到有效实施，并在所有大区的各州开展参与和宣传政府计划，提高社区成员对政府政策的认知程度以及公民积极参与治理的必要性。

中方与尼日利亚政府将会共同努力，协同合作，以工业发展为基础，促进当地经济发展，推动两国贸易交流、互联互鉴，让两国在新时代焕发出新的活力与光彩。

The Nigerian presidential community engagement team led by Her Excellency Abiodun Essiet, Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu met with the Representative of China- African Economic and Trade Promotion Council in Abuja, Nigeria to discuss local economic development and findings from their two weeks field visit across several communities in Nigeria.

The council is planning on a new cooperation for Africa around industrial parks, a currency exchange proposal, and the establishment of a concentrate area for China products with storage and logistics arrangements which will make trading with China cheaper and easier.

I shared concerns about the impact of industrial development on various communities and the need for multinational companies to abide by Government laws on community development, the use of local resources, and the corporate social responsibilities of private sectors to the community.

The Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Community Engagement SSAPCE plays an important role in the government's commitment to enhancing the socio-economic conditions of the six Regions. The SSAPCE serves as a bridge between the Federal Government and the local communities, ensuring that the government's policies and initiatives are effectively implemented at the grassroots level, Engagement and Awareness Programmes across States in all the Region to sensitize Community members on different Government policies and the need for citizen's active participation in governance.

Abiodun Essiet is a PhD student in the Department of International development.