President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for a two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil.
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga in a statement said President Tinubu will stop over in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before proceeding to Japan.
In Japan, the President will attend the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in the City of Yokohama from August 20 to 22.
With the theme “Co-create Innovative Solutions with Africa”, TICAD9 will focus on Africa’s economic transformation and improvements in the business environment and institutions through private investment and innovation. It will also promote a resilient and sustainable African society for human security, peace, and stability.
According to the statement, the Nigerian leader will, in addition to attending plenary sessions on themes linked to the conference, also hold bilateral meetings and meet the chief executive officers of some Japanese companies with investments in Nigeria.
Initiated in 1993 by the Japanese government and co-hosted by the United Nations, UNDP, the African Union Commission, and the World Bank, TICAD is a triennial conference held alternately in Japan and Africa. The last one took place in August 2022 in Tunisia.
The forum fosters high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and development partners.
After the TICAD9 conference, President Tinubu will leave for Brasilia, the capital of the Federative Republic of Brazil, on a two-day state visit from Sunday, August 24, to Monday, August 25.
This follows an invitation by the Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
While in Brazil, he will hold a bilateral meeting with his host and attend a business forum with Brazilian investors.
President Tinubu’s delegation, comprising key ministers and other senior officials, will explore opportunities to strengthen cooperation and sign agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Brazilian government, the statement added.
Bello Wakili
