Nigeria: Economic Growth

Foreign and Commonwealth Office written question – answered at on 5 March 2020.

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Photo of Emily Thornberry Emily Thornberry Shadow Foreign Secretary

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the extent of economic development in the (a) Igbo populated regions of south-western Nigeria and (b) the former State of Biafra in Nigeria 50 years after the civil war in those regions.

Photo of James Duddridge James Duddridge Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (Joint with the Department for International Development)

The UK respects the territorial integrity of Nigeria; we supported the reconciliation work that followed the Nigerian civil war and continue to support efforts to work for a secure and prosperous Nigeria for all Nigerians. Nigeria does not publish detailed breakdowns of economic development or disaggregated economic data for individual states or for specific ethnic groups. We remain committed to supporting the Government of Nigeria's work towards economic reform, including diversification of the economy to deliver sustainable and inclusive growth for all.

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