Monday, November 18, 2024 - Nigeria’s number one man, President Bola Tinubu is set to depart Nigeria for Brazil on Sunday for the 19th meeting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit.
Disclosing this, Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the president’s latest trip is at the instance of the Brazilian President and current President of the group, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva. This is coming about five days after his trip to Saudi Arabia.
In a statement he issued, Onanuga said: “President
Bola Tinubu will leave Abuja for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday to attend the
19th meeting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit taking place in the South American
country.
“The Nigerian leader’s
participation is at the instance of the Brazilian President and current
President of the group, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
“The Summit holding from
Monday, November 18 to Tuesday 19, will bring together leaders from the world’s
top 20 economies, including the European Union, the African Union, and
multilateral financial institutions among others.
“This year’s meeting, under the
theme, ‘Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet,’ will see the
participants discuss the fight against hunger and poverty; reform of the
Institution of global governance and; sustainable development and Energy
Transition.
“President Tinubu is also expected to hold
bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Summit in the advancement of
Nigeria’s socio-economic reforms.”
In his entourage is the Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Ministers of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha,
Art, Tourism, Culture and Creativity, Hannatu Musawa, Minister of State for
Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi and the Director
General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.
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