TINUBU TO VISIT JAPAN, BRAZIL WITH STOPOVER IN DUBAI FOR DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENTS

By Aishat Momoh. O.

 

President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday embark on a two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil, with a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga announced the trip in a statement on Wednesday, noting that the President’s first engagement will be in Japan for the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), scheduled to hold in Yokohama from August 20 to 22.

With the theme “Co-create Innovative Solutions with Africa”, TICAD9 will focus on Africa’s economic transformation, improving business environments and institutions through private investment and innovation, as well as promoting a resilient and sustainable African society built on human security, peace, and stability.

Beyond the plenary sessions, Tinubu is expected to hold bilateral meetings and meet with chief executives of Japanese companies investing in Nigeria.

TICAD, launched in 1993 by the Japanese government and co-hosted by the UN, UNDP, African Union Commission, and the World Bank, is held every three years, alternating between Japan and Africa. The last edition was hosted in Tunisia in August 2022.

Following his engagements in Japan, Tinubu will travel to Brasília for a two-day state visit from Sunday, August 24, to Monday, August 25, at the invitation of Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.

While in Brazil, the Nigerian leader will hold a bilateral meeting with his host and participate in a business forum with Brazilian investors. His delegation, which includes key ministers and senior officials, will explore new areas of cooperation and sign agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Brazilian government.

See full statement below:

PRESIDENT TINUBU DEPARTS ABUJA ON A TWO-NATION VISIT

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‎President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Thursday, August 14, for a two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil.

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‎The President will stop over in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before proceeding to Japan.

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‎In Japan, President Tinubu will attend the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in the City of Yokohama from August 20 to 22.

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‎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.

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‎In addition to attending plenary sessions on themes linked to the conference, the Nigerian President will hold bilateral meetings and meet the chief executive officers of some Japanese companies with investments in Nigeria.

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‎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.

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‎The forum fosters high-level policy dialogue between African leaders and development partners.

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‎At the end of the TICAD9, 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.

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‎This follows an invitation by the Brazilian President, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

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‎While in Brazil, President Tinubu will hold a bilateral meeting with his host and attend a business forum with Brazilian investors.

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‎His delegation—comprising key ministers and senior officials—will explore opportunities to strengthen cooperation and sign agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with the Brazilian government.

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‎Bayo Onanuga

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‎Special Adviser to the President

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‎(Information & Strategy)