President Bola Tinubu departed Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday evening for Brazil, the place he’ll start a state go to on Sunday, Aug. 24.
Presidential spokesperson, Mr Bayo Onanuga, mentioned in a press release that the President would make a stopover in Los Angeles earlier than continuing to Brasília, the Brazilian capital.
The journey to Brazil marks the second leg of Tinubu’s two-nation tour, which started along with his departure from Abuja on Aug. 15.
On his option to Japan, the President had a quick cease in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, earlier than arriving in Yokohama on the morning of Aug. 18.
Whereas in Japan, Tinubu participated within the ninth Tokyo Worldwide Convention on African Improvement (TICAD9), the place he attended each the opening and plenary classes on Aug. 20.
He additionally held a sequence of bilateral conferences with Japanese authorities officers, enterprise leaders and improvement companions, geared toward strengthening ties between Nigeria and Japan.
The President additional used the go to to spotlight Nigeria’s financial reform agenda and to hunt higher Japanese funding in infrastructure, know-how, and renewable vitality.
Along with official engagements, Tinubu concluded his stick with an interactive session with Nigerians within the diaspora on Thursday evening in Yokohama.
On the discussion board, he counseled their contributions to nationwide improvement and urged them to stay good ambassadors of Nigeria whereas exploring alternatives to take a position again dwelling.
Tinubu is anticipated to deal with commerce, safety, and cultural change throughout his Brazilian go to, reinforcing Nigeria’s bilateral relations with Latin America’s largest financial system.
Based on the Presidency, the go to can even function discussions on cooperation in agriculture, vitality transition, and regional safety, areas of shared curiosity to each nations.
The President’s engagements in Brazil will embrace conferences with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and different senior authorities officers.
He’s additionally anticipated to fulfill with the Nigerian group in Brazil to temporary them on authorities insurance policies and encourage stronger diaspora participation in nationwide progress.
The presidency confirmed that Tinubu is because of return to Nigeria after finishing his official engagements in Brazil. (NAN)
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