After a brief stay in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), President Bola Tinubu has arrived Beijing, China for his scheduled official visit.
Special Assistant to the President on Social Media, Olusegun Dada, announced this on his X handle on Sunday morning.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives in Beijing for his Official State Visit to China. He will meet with President Xi Jinping and will hold meetings with Chinese business leaders on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation,” Dada posted.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state,who is also a part of the contingent,also wrote,'I am in Beijing, China, attending the 2024 Summit of the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation alongside HE President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, NGF Chairman Governor AbdulRahman Abdulrazaq and Hon. Minister of Finance Wale Edun.
Presidential Spokesman Ajuri Ngelale said, the President is expected to engage in a series of meetings and “activities with immediate and future benefit to the Nigerian economy and the people.”
He said President Tinubu would meet with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping, where several MOUs will be signed on deepening cooperation, “green economy, agriculture, satellite technology development, media enterprise development and promotion, as well as blue Economic Development and National Planning Cooperation”.
“This is going to be part of a broader engagement where the two heads of state will discuss matters of mutual interest across, not just the economy, but also on issues of national, regional and international security,” he said.
Ngelale noted that President Tinubu would also join the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit, where several African heads of state will be present to engage with Chinese leaders on various important matters.
