President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will leave Abuja for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Sunday to attend 19th meeting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in South American country.
Gatekeepers News reports that Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga revealed this through a statement released.
Onanuga noted that Tinubu’s participation is at the instance of Brazilian President and current President of the group, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
The Summit which will be held from Monday, November 18 to Tuesday 19, will bring together leaders from the world’s top 20 economies, including European Union, 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.
Nigeria has always strongly advocated for a reform of the global governing institutions and often presented its impressive credentials as a strong contender for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
President Tinubu is also expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Summit in advancement of Nigeria’s socio-economic reforms, Onanuga said.
He will be accompanied by top government officials including 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.
The President is expected to return to the country at the end of the visit.
