The presidency has announced that President Bola Tinubu will on Wednesday depart the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Abuja for Paris, France, on a private visit.
This is coming barely 24 hours after Tinubu held a bilateral meeting with the United States (US) Secretary of State, Anthony Blinken, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
This disclosure is contained in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, on Wednesday, January 24, 2024.
Although the purpose of the visit was not disclosed, Ajuri in the statement said President Tinubu is expected back in the country in the first week of February 2024.
What the Presidential Media Adviser is saying
Ajuri in the statement said,
- ‘’President Bola Tinubu will today depart Abuja for Paris, France, for a private visit. He will return to the country in the first week of February, 2024.’’
What you should know
- The trip by Tinubu will be his third visit to France since he assumed office as Nigeria’s president in May 2023.
- President Tinubu had on June 20, 2023, 3 weeks after resuming office, opened his foreign schedule as he joined world leaders in the city he last visited as President-elect, Paris, the French capital.
- During his four-day stay, the Nigerian leader participated in the Paris Summit for the New Global Financial Pact, to “review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on the priority list for support and investment, following the devastating impact of climate change, energy crisis, and after effect of the COVID-19 pandemic’.
- In September 2023, the President spent 9 days with world leaders in New York, USA, at the 78th United Nations General Assembly, which began on September 19, his first UNGA as President.
- He later proceeded to Paris, France, where he remained for five days, arriving in Abuja on September 29 ahead of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day anniversary on October 1.
