President Muhammadu Buhari has thanked Switzerland for returning funds stolen from Nigeria and for its support for internally displaced persons in the North-east.



According to a press release by a presidential media aide, Garba Shehu, on Tuesday, Mr Buhari made the comment when he received letters of credence from the Ambassador of Switzerland, George Steiner, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.



President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Abuja said Nigerian government remains deeply grateful to the government and people of Switzerland for their support in resuscitating the economy, especially the return of illegally stolen funds.



Receiving Letters of Credence from the Ambassador of Switzerland to Nigeria, Mr George Steiner, at the Presidential Villa, President Buhari said the return of stolen funds and interventions in the crisis in the North East further indicate the Swiss government’s commitment to the development of Nigeria.



“We are grateful to the Swiss government for allowing illegally stolen funds to be brought back to Nigeria,’’ he said.



The President noted that the facilitating roles the Swiss government had been playing in the North East, particularly in reaching out to Internally Displaced Persons, had been most helpful, adding that bilateral relations between both countries will continue to be strengthened.

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