MP Penny Mordaunt visits Nigeria to see how aid will turn into tradeÂ
The international development secretary made the comments during a trip to Nigeria to see the final drop-off of UK medical supplies to a health centre.
Speaking from the site in Kaduna state, Ms Mordaunt said: '˜We've been working with the state to enable them to collect taxes so they can become self-sufficient and provide health and education for their local population...We want them here and across Nigeria to be prosperous and be a strong trading partner for the UK in the future, that's where we are going, moving people from aid to trade '‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹'‹.''‹