President Bola Tinubu is set to leave Abuja on Monday for an official state visit to the Republic of Türkiye as part of efforts to deepen diplomatic and economic ties between both countries
The trip was confirmed in a statement issued on Sunday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, titled ‘President Tinubu to undertake state visit to Türkiye.’
“The visit is aimed at strengthening the existing cordial relations between the two countries and exploring further areas of cooperation in security, education, social development, innovation, and aviation,” Onanuga said.
The visit is also in response to the earlier trip to Nigeria by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who visited the country from October 19 to 20, 2021.
While in Türkiye, President Tinubu will hold high-level political and diplomatic engagements focused on shared interests in finance, communication, trade, and investment.
“The agenda will include meetings between high-ranking officials of both nations and the signing of memoranda of understanding in scientific research, energy, technical cooperation, media and communications, military cooperation and protocol, among others,” the statement read.
A Nigeria-Türkiye business forum will also be held during the visit, bringing together investors and key private sector players from both countries to explore new partnership opportunities.
Officials expected to accompany the President for the bilateral engagements include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi SAN; Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd); and Chairman, House Committee on Defence, Jimi Benson.
Also on the delegation are the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim; Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; Minister of Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa; National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; and Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed.
President Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria after completing the visit.
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