China is making significant strides in solidifying its presence in Nigeria through the newly inaugurated administration of President Bola Tinubu, according to a national politician.
Early talks between Chinese officials and Tinubu, who took office on May 29, indicate that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is looking to expand its foothold in Africa’s largest democracy under the new government, a member of the Nigerian senate Simon Mwadkwon told The Epoch Times.
“For China to have run to the new President at the onset of his administration to make offers, I suspect something sinister,” said Mwadkwon, the representative of Plateau North, in a telephone interview….