Rabiu, who is partnering Axens, a French company on the project, noted that the decision to site the refinery in Akwa Ibom in the South was strategic due to huge availability of raw materials and its proximity to export petroleum products to regional countries.
During the visit, the French foreign trade minister handed over a personal invitation from President Macron to Abdul Samad Rabiu to attend the Choose France Summit in June in Paris representing business leaders from Nigeria and Africa.
The French president, through the minister, commended the BUA Group chairman for his commitment to developing lasting relationships between French and Nigerian businesses.