JUST IN: Tinubu departs Brazil for Abuja
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has departed Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for Abuja, after participating in the 19th G20 Leaders Summit.
President Tinubu took off from Galeao Air Force Base, Rio at 10:30 am (local time), on Saturday.
While in Rio de Janeiro, Tinubu expressed Nigeria’s readiness to represent Africa in the United Nations Security Council.
He called on the council to reflect global diversity by allocating two permanent seats to Africa, as Nigeria “stands ready and willing to serve as a representative of Africa in this capacity.”
At the summit, President Tinubu lauded the global alliance against hunger and poverty and described the Alliance as a significant milestone in eradicating global hunger and poverty.
On the sidelines of the G20 summit, the Nigerian Leader also held bilateral talks with Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who commended the Tinubu 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 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.
He 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, 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.
