Barring any hitch, the Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, is expected to fly out of Abuja on Sunday (tomorrow)
on an official working visit to the United States of America (USA) and Cuba from Monday 27, to September 8.
The visit to the US will afford the minister the opportunity to meet with Nigerians in the United States to sensitize them on the numerous advantages of the Executive Order No.5 which is to ensure the realization of the objectives of the Economic Recovery and Growth Plan (ERGP) 2017-2020.
The ministry said in accordance with section 5 which has to do capacity building of the Order, it is expected to take steps to encourage indigenous professionals in the Diaspora to return home and use their experience to develop Nigeria. Dr. Onu is expected to visit New York, Washington-DC and Florida all in the United States.
The Minister according to the Ministry’s Head, Press and Public Affairs, Mr. AbdulGaniyu Aminu, will, at the end of visit to the US, proceed to Cuba on September 5 to honour the invitation of the government of Cuba to enable both countries evaluate the possibilities of cooperation in the areas of science, technology and innovation.
The two countries are expected to sign cooperation agreement on science, technology, and innovation, under the auspices of the ministries of science and technology of both countries.
Cuba has developed some of the technology Nigeria can domesticate to reduce importation in line with the Executive Order .5, the statement added.