President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja for Paris, France, on Wednesday.
According to his Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the President is on a private visit, which will run till the first week of February.
This is President Tinubu’s third to the French capital since he assumed office eight months ago.
On 20th June 2023, three weeks after assuming office, the President opened his foreign schedule in the city he last visited as President-elect.
During his four-day stay, the Nigerian leader participated in the Paris Summit for the New Global Financial Pact, to “review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on the priority list for support and investment, following the devastating impact of climate change, energy crisis, and after effect of the COVID-19 pandemic”, a statement signed by then-Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Dr. Dele Alake, read.
After spending nine days with world leaders in New York, United States, at the 78th United Nations General Assembly in September, President Tinubu proceeded to Paris, where he remained for five days, arriving in Abuja on 29th September ahead of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day anniversary on 1st October.
