President Bola Tinubu has from his official trip to Paris, France proceeded to London, United Kingdom, for a short private visit, the presidency said.
The President was initially scheduled to be back in Abuja on Saturday.
This was made known by Dele Alake, the President’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communications, and Strategy in a statement issued on Saturday. Noting that the President will be back in the country in time for the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir festival.
He explained that President Bola Tinubu had on Friday concluded his official trip to Paris, France, during which he had an outstanding participation in the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
The release said, “President Bola Tinubu on Friday concluded his official trip to Paris, France, during which he had an outstanding participation in the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron.
“Aside from his participation at the event where he represented Nigeria well, President Tinubu also held high-profile sideline meetings with fellow heads of state and government, global business leaders, and chief executives of leading multilateral and development finance institutions from around the world.
“The summit afforded the President the opportunity of projecting, on a global stage, his advocacy for widening the fiscal space, economic justice for Africa as the world accelerates the pace of energy transition and the urgency of addressing the pressing issues of poverty and climate change.
“President Tinubu, who was initially scheduled to be back in Abuja on Saturday, will now proceed to London, United Kingdom, for a short private visit. The President will be back in the country in time for the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir festival.”