The president stated this when he received Letters of Credence from the

Ambassadors of Japan, European Union, Burundi, Denmark, Finland, Ireland, Cape Verde, France, Qatar; and High Commissioners of Sierra Leone and Ghana, at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. President Buhari told the envoys that they were assuming diplomatic responsibilities in Nigeria at a very interesting political period. The president also told the newly accredited envoys that he looked forward to a more robust relationship with each of their countries. The newly accredited Ambassadors are Matsunaga Kazuyoshi (Japan), Leena Pylvanainen (Finland), Samuela Isopi (European Union) and Maria Jeanne Ntakirutimana of Burundi. Others are Monsieur Sune Krogstrup (Denmark), Sile Maguire (Ireland), Belarmino Silva (Cape Verde), Ali Ghanem Ali Alfahed Alhajri (Qatar) and Emmanuella Blatmann