The People’s Republic of Trinidad and Tobago’s ambassador to Nigeria, Mr. Wendell De Landro, has stated that his country is prepared to increase trade with Nigeria.
De Landro said this on Monday in Abuja during the celebration of Trinidad and Tobago’s 60th anniversary of independence.
The theme and hashtag for the 12-month celebration are #Together60.
De Landro asserts that Trinidad and Tobago and Nigeria are comparable to each other in terms of their rich cultures and natural resources, which may be effectively used and sold for both countries’ advantages.
He also bemoaned the weakening of trade ties between the two nations, which had longstanding ties dating back to Trinidad and Tobago’s independence from Britain 60 years ago.
“One is culture. Additionally, we have our own gas development.
“I know for a fact that there is gas flaring in Nigeria and that is a sacrilege to me.
“And that is why when I came in 2018, I spoke to the Nigerian Gas Association about it, to show Nigeria what we can do about it.
“Right now, Nigeria is flaring probably half to three-quarters of an LNG train … Nigeria has six trains and is working on the seventh. We (Trinidad and Tobago) has four.
“We are using our gas, our LNG and we sell. Nigeria is doing that but they can do much more by harnessing the flared gas.
“The trade has diminished over the years, we were exporting bitumen to Nigeria. What we are doing now is to get agriculture produce.
“We have small yams, but in Nigeria you have yams as big as my legs. I tell people that the sweetest pineapples I have eaten is in Nigeria.
“In Jos, you have tomatoes, we make ketchup in Trinidad, we can get tomatoes from Jos to export,” De Landro said.
