President Bola Tinubu is set to leave Abuja for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday to participate in the 19th G20 Leaders’ Summit, scheduled to take place from Monday, November 18, to Tuesday, November 19, 2024.
Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement titled ‘President Tinubu to participate in G20 leaders summit in Brazil.’ According to Onanuga, “The Nigerian leader’s participation is at the instance of the Brazilian President and current President of the group, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.”
The summit will convene leaders from the world’s largest economies, alongside representatives from the European Union, the African Union, and international financial organizations. This year’s theme, ‘Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet,’ will center on key global challenges, including combating hunger and poverty, reforming global governance institutions, and fostering sustainable development and energy transitions.
As a strong advocate for institutional reforms, Nigeria has consistently highlighted its qualifications for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council during international engagements.
The President is also expected to hold strategic bilateral meetings on the summit’s sidelines to further Nigeria’s socio-economic reform agenda.
Accompanying Tinubu on this trip are key government officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha; Minister of Art, Tourism, Culture and Creativity, Hannatu Musawa; Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Aliyu Abdullahi; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed.
This marks Tinubu’s first official visit to Brazil as President and his 31st international trip since assuming office 17 months ago. To date, he has spent 125 days abroad, visited 16 countries, and logged over 267 flight hours, with destinations ranging from London to New York, New Delhi, and Riyadh.
The President is expected to return to Nigeria at the conclusion of his visit.
