President Bola Tinubu will travel to New Delhi, India, on Monday for the G-20 Leaders’ Summit, according to his spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale.
Ngelale said in a statement on Sunday that the President will leave Abuja for the summit in India at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
“On the sidelines of the Summit, the President will participate in and deliver keynote addresses at both the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and the Nigeria-India Business Conference,” the statement partly read.
Leading industrialists from India’s private sector, Nigerian industrialists, and top government officials from both countries are anticipated to attend the executive roundtable.
“The President aims to leverage this platform to attract global capital and promote increased foreign direct investments in key labour-intensive sectors of Nigeria’s economy for job creation and revenue expansion.
“Moreover, he will use this opportunity to highlight Nigeria’s attractiveness as an investment destination, specifically outlining his cross-sectoral reform plan as encapsulated by the Renewed Hope Agenda,” Ngelale said.
The Nigerian leader is slated to present Nigeria’s perspective on the subject ‘One Earth-One Family-One Future’ at the G20 Summit, with a focus on the global unity required to overcome the challenges facing humanity and the planet.
“While Nigeria’s membership of the G-20 is desirable, the government has embarked on wide-ranging consultations with a view to ascertaining the benefits and risks of membership.
“Once consultations are concluded, the government will decide whether or not to apply to join as appropriate. The participation of President Tinubu at the G-20 Summit in India is, in part, in furtherance of this objective.”
The President will travel to India with Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Wale Edun, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy; Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation, and Digital Economy; and Doris Uzoka-Anite, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment.
“President Tinubu will return to Nigeria immediately following the conclusion of the Summit,” said the statement.
