President Bola Tinubu has left Paris, France where he participated in the summit for ‘A New Global Financing Pact’ hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and headed for London for a private visit.
A statement by Dele Alake, Special Adviser to President Asiwaju on Special Duties, Communications and Strategy, said that the President concluded the Summit in Paris yesterday, June 23 the headed to London.
Alake said that in addition to participation at the Paris event where he represented Nigeria well, President Tinubu also held high-profile sideline meetings with fellow heads of state and government, global business leaders and chief executives of leading multilateral and development finance institutions from around the world.
“The summit afforded the President the opportunity of projecting, on a global stage, his advocacy for widening the fiscal space, economic justice for Africa as the world accelerates the pace of energy transition and the urgency of addressing the pressing issues of poverty and climate change.
“President Tinubu, who was initially scheduled to be back in Abuja on Saturday, will now proceed to London, United Kingdom, for a short private visit.
“The President will be back in the country in time for the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir festival.”
Eid-el-Kabir will be celebrated on Wednesday, June 28, across the Muslim world.