President Bola Ahmed Tinubu departed Abuja for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday to attend the 19th G20 Leaders’ Summit.
Having concluded his bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the President left last night and will participate in the summit at the invitation of host President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
The summit is scheduled for today and tomorrow.
The theme of the summit is “Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet.”
According to a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the gathering will bring together leaders from the world’s largest economies, alongside representatives from the African Union, the European Union, and key international financial institutions.
The summit’s agenda includes discussions on combating global hunger and poverty, reforming international governance structures, and advancing sustainable development and energy transition efforts.
These topics align closely with Nigeria’s long-standing advocacy for global institutional reforms and its aspirations for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.
On the sidelines of the summit, President Tinubu is expected to hold bilateral meetings to further Nigeria’s socio-economic reform agenda.
Accompanying the president is a high-level delegation, including Foreign Affairs Minister, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar; Minister of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha; Minister of Art, Tourism, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa; Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.
Members of the G20 are: United States, United Kingdom, Russia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Mexico, , Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Turkey, and the European Union.
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