Mme. Lin welcomed Mr. O.O. Orevba to visit the CPAFFC soon after assuming his office in China. She made a detailed introduction to the CPAFFC’s work, especially the Forum on China-Africa Local Government Cooperation and people-to-people exchanges with African countries. She also reviewed the exchanges between the CPAFFC and Nigeria in recent years, and said that the CPAFFC will take the 45th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Nigeria as an opportunity to promote communication and cooperation with Nigeria in terms of local government, so as to strengthen China-Nigeria friendship. 

Mr. O.O. Orevba thanked Mme. Lin Yi for sparing the time to meet him, and spoke highly of the CPAFFC’s commitment to developing China-Africa relations. He said Nigerian and Chinese people enjoy profound friendship, and hoped to enhance cooperation with the CPAFFC during his term and make greater contributions to Nigeria-China relations.