Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker Mudashiru Obasa has expressed the Assembly’s willingness to collaborate with the United States of America.

He said this when the Senator representing Metropolitan Atlanta’s 35th District of Georgia, Donzella James, visited his office yesterday.

Obasa added that Lagos lawmakers have visited Atlanta, Georgia, severally and that the city was a second home to him and his colleagues.

“We believe in participatory democracy in Nigeria and freedom of speech is recognised in our country. We are ready to work with you and we will continue to visit your country and ensure that the closeness between Nigeria and America is strengthened,” he said.

Senator James, a member of the US Senate Committee on Economic Development, Tourism as well Education/Youth Committee, said she had been to Nigeria on many occasions and had hosted many Nigerian lawmakers in the United States.

She said: “I feel so proud to be here, if there is anything you want me to do to assist your state, I will be willing to support you. Agriculture is No.1 in the US, especially poultry and we are willing to train your people.

“I would love to see you in Atlanta for exchange programmes. We do a lot of that with other states in Nigeria and we do exchange programmes for students and others. I also have many Nigerians as my personal staff,” she said.