President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to attend the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, which starts on Jan. 27th.
The President arrived at 10:20 p.m. (8:20 p.m. Nigerian time) and was received by the Tanzanian Foreign Minister, Ambassador Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, and Chargé d’Affaires of the Nigerian High Commission to Tanzania, Amb. Salisu Suleiman.
The two-day summit is being hosted by the government of Tanzania, the African Union, the African Development Bank Group, and the World Bank Group.
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Nigeria is to present her energy strategies during a ministerial session termed compact.
The most populous nation in Africa will detail the approaches to achieving universal energy access within five years.
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On the second day, heads of state will endorse the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, highlighting a unified roadmap for Africa’s progress towards the Mission 300 objectives.
President Tinubu will deliver a national statement reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to achieving universal access to energy and its leadership role in Africa’s energy sector.
I was delighted to welcome H.E. President Tinubu @officialABAT to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania for the Africa Energy Summit, organised by the @AfDB_Group and the @WorldBank, with the Government of Tanzania. Thank you very much Mr. President for honouring us! pic.twitter.com/nwDzCISjPc
— Akinwumi A. Adesina (@akin_adesina) January 27, 2025
The Nigerian leader will also outline Nigeria’s ongoing clean energy initiatives and its strategy to drive integrated energy delivery on the continent.
Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Mr. Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Minister of Power, Mr. Olu Verheijen, the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, and other senior government officials accompanied the President on the trip.
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