Tinubu off to Germany today for conference

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will today leave Abuja for Berlin, Germany to attend the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference on November 20, 2023, hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

The president will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar; the Coordinating Minister of the Economy and Minister of Finance, Mr Wale Edun; Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Doris Uzoka-Anite and the Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu.

Presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, announced this in a statement yesterday.

He stated that during the conference, President Tinubu would join other Heads of State and Government of CwA member countries, bilateral partners, as well as Heads of International Organisations to deliberate on the immediate enhancement of economic and business cooperation with a view to outlining concrete measures to boost investments in critical areas, such as energy, trade, infrastructure and new technologies, among others.

Ngelale stated that the G20 CwA Conference would be taking place alongside the Fourth G20 Investment

Summit, co-hosted by the German government and German business associations.

He added that the president would sustain the momentum and advance the mission further as he leads Nigeria’s delegation to participate in the investment summit in view of his globally recognised drive for foreign direct investment in Nigeria.

The presidential spokesman stated that this visit also affirmed President Tinubu’s commitment to diplomatic reciprocity as the invitation to Germany is being honoured following the visit of the German chancellor to Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria, from October 29 to 30, 2023.