President Bola Tinubu will on Monday, September 4, travel to attend the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, India.
Tinubu’s spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale disclosed in a statement on Sunday.
Tinubu’s voyage comes as a result of a special invitation from Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
Ngelale said the executive roundtable at the summit was designed to bring together prominent industrialists from both India and Nigeria, along with senior government officials.
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Tinubu will be sharing Nigeria’s perspective on the theme of ‘One Earth-One Family-One Future’
According to the statement, the above emphasized the need for global unity to tackle the challenges facing humanity and the planet.
He will visit India with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy Bosun Tijani; and Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment, Doris Uzoka-Anite.
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The statement read:
“On the sidelines of the Summit, the President will participate in and deliver keynote addresses at both the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and the Nigeria-India Business Conference.
“The President aims to leverage this platform to attract global capital and promote increased foreign direct investments in key labour-intensive sectors of Nigeria’s economy for job creation and revenue expansion.
“Moreover, he will use this opportunity to highlight Nigeria’s attractiveness as an investment destination, specifically outlining his cross-sectoral reform plan as encapsulated by the Renewed Hope Agenda.
“While Nigeria’s membership of the G-20 is desirable, the government has embarked on wide-ranging consultations with a view to ascertaining the benefits and risks of membership.
“Once consultations are concluded, the government will decide whether or not to apply to join as appropriate. The participation of President Tinubu at the G-20 Summit in India is, in part, in furtherance of this objective.
“President Tinubu will return to Nigeria immediately following the conclusion of the Summit.”
