President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived Abuja, Nigeria, after a week in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where he participated in the 19th G20 Leaders Summit.
President Tinubu, who had the company of his wife, First Lady Oluremi Tinubu on the journey, arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 10:20pm and was received by senior government officials.
Among those who received the President at the airport were the Governor of Kaduna State, Uba Sani; the Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike; the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje; the National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu and the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun.
While in Brazil, Tinubu expressed support for the Global Alliance Against Hunger and Poverty championed by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of Brazil, describing it as “bold and visionary step” and “a significant milestone to eradicate global hunger and poverty.”
He also expressed Nigeria’s readiness to represent Africa on the United Nations Security Council.
On the sidelines of the G20 Summit, the President held bilateral talks with Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who commended the Tinubu- led administration’s economic reforms and the positive indicators.
President Tinubu also presided over the signing of a $2.5 billion Letter of Intent between the Nigerian government and the JBS S.A, a Brazilian company and one of the top three largest meat processing companies globally.
President Tinubu left Abuja for Brazil last Sunday, November 17, after hosting the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, who was on a state visit to Nigeria.
It would be recall that President Tinubu was accompanied on the official trip by top government officials including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Ministers of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Minister of Art, Tourism, Culture and Creativity, 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.
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