LEGIT NG
President Bola Tinubu has been billed to depart Nigeria for Germany on Saturday, November 18, to attend the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference.
This development was confirmed in a statement by Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser to the president on media and publicity.
As contained in the statement, the event will be hosted by the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who recently visited Nigeria.
President Tinubu and other world leaders will converge at the opening of the event, which kicks off on Monday, November 20, to deliberate on the immediate enhancement of economic and business cooperation to outline concrete measures to boost investments in critical areas such as energy, trade, infrastructure, and new technologies, among others.
According to the statement, the G20 CwA Conference coincides with the Fourth G20 Investment Summit, jointly organised by the German government and business associations.
President Bola Tinubu, driven by his globally acknowledged push for foreign direct investment in Nigeria, will lead the country’s delegation at the investment summit.
The statement reads:
“This visit also affirms President Tinubu’s commitment to diplomatic reciprocity as the invitation to Germany from the German Chancellor is being honoured following the visit of the German Chancellor to Abuja and Lagos, Nigeria, from October 29 to October 30, 2023.”Leveraging on the opportunity presented by the Fourth G20 Investment Summit, the Nigerian delegation will follow up on productive meetings previously conducted with high-ranking representatives from German business organizations who were part of the official delegation of the German Chancellor to Nigeria.”
