PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU TO MAKE FIRST OFFICIAL TRIPOVERSEAS AS NIGERIA’S PRESIDENT

President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday, June 22, 2023 make his first official trip overseas since his inauguration as Nigeria’s new leader on May 29, 2023. Said by his Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Dele Alake, the President will join world leaders in Paris, France,

In a statement on Monday, Alake said the President will join other world leaders to review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on priority list for support and investment, following devastating impact of climate change, energy crisis, and after effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Summit will be hosted by President Emmanuel Macron of France.

According to the President’s adviser, the two-day Summit will look at opportunities to restore fiscal space to countries that face difficult short- term financial challenges, especially the most indebted; mobilize innovative financing for countries vulnerable to climate change; foster development in low-income countries, and encourage investment in “green” infrastructure for the energy transition in emerging and developing economies.