Shugaban kasar Bola Tinubu da shugaban kasar Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, sun rattaba hannu kan wata yarjejeniya kan aikin bututun mai a mashigin tekun Guinea a yammacin jiya Laraba a Malabo, inda suka kara tabbatar da hadin gwiwarsu don ci gaban juna.
Yarjejeniyar ta shafi matakan doka da ka’idoji game da bututun iskar gas, kafa shi da aiki da shi, jigilar iskar gas, mallakar bututun, da ka’idoji na gaba daya.
A jawabinsa a wajen taron, shugaba Tinubu, wanda ya kai ziyarar aiki ta kwanaki uku a Equatorial Guinea, ya ce rattaba hannu kan yarjejeniyar zai bude wasu sabbin damammaki na hako iskar gas da kuma samar da ayyukan yi.
Shugaban ya bayyana cewa, shugabannin biyu sun tattauna batutuwan da suka shafi samar da ayyukan yi, da samar da abinci, da huldar dake tsakanin kasashen biyu, da hanyoyin magance rikice-rikice a nahiyar, a wata ganawar sirri da suka yi gabanin rattaba hannu.
“Game da Afirka, an tattauna rikice-rikice da warware rikice-rikice. Mun yi magana game da yankuna daban-daban na rikici da abin da za mu iya yi don inganta zaman lafiya.
“Mun tattauna batun samar da zaman lafiya da kwanciyar hankali a kasashenmu da ci gaba da ci gaban nahiyarmu.
“Kamar yadda Turai da Amurka suka magance rikice-rikicen su kuma sun sami mafita, dole ne mu magance matsalolinmu da suka shafi gazawar babban jari, kokarin masana’antu, bincike da shirye-shiryen ci gaba, da kuma wayar da kan jama’armu.
“Maimakon rikice-rikice da rikice-rikicen da muke gani a Jamhuriyar Kongo da sauran wurare, dole ne mu sanya ido a ciki don magance matsalolinmu da kanmu,” in ji shugaban.
Shugaba Tinubu ya kuma bayyana cewa tattaunawa da shugaba Mbasogo ya shafi kalubalen tsaro, yankin ciniki cikin ‘yanci na nahiyar Afrika (AfCFTA), da kuma samar da abinci.
“Dukkanmu mun jajirce kan wannan. A cikin Afirka da Tarayyar Afirka, mun yanke shawarar yin aiki tare don tabbatar da cewa hanyoyin magance yawancin matsalolinmu sun fito ne daga ciki,” in ji shugaban.
A nasa jawabin, shugaba Mbasogo ya jaddada cewa, alakar da ke tsakanin kasashen biyu da Najeriya na da kyau a tsawon shekaru da suka gabata, ya kuma bayyana bukatar kara zurfafa hadin gwiwa a bangarori masu muhimmanci.