Emmanuel Johnson sees Abuja’s partnership with the group as a way to boost economic growth and geopolitical influence Nigeria’s recent accession to BRICS as a partner state is a major step towards economic revival and reducing Western influence, Emmanuel Chukwuka Johnson, chairman of the Nigeria-Russia trade and investment advisory council, has told RT in an exclusive interview. Johnson – who was the Action Alliance Party’s vice presidential candidate in 2023 – said Nigeria’s long-running