From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, for a three-day official visit at the invitation of President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.
The Nigerian leader touched down at Malabo International Airport at 2:07 pm local time.
President Tinubu was received at the airport by the Prime Minister of the country, Manuela Roka Botey, on arrival.
The two leaders are expected to hold bilateral talks and sign agreements on oil and gas as well as security cooperation.
The private meeting between the two presidents will be followed by signing of bilateral agreements focusing on various areas, including oil and gas, security and others.
President Tinubu will later sign a historic visitors’ book after which a press statement would be made available then a dinner to close the day. Among those accompanying President Tinubu are the Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar; Defense, Abubakar Badaru; and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo; Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo. Others are the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi; Youth Development, Jamila Ibrahim-Bio; the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari; amongst others.
The business community, especially from the oil and gas sector, is also represented on the visit, including the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Matrix Group, Abdulkabir Adisa Aliu.