President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s official visit to
Turkey is aimed at deepening cooperation between Nigeria and Turkey in key
sectors including security, education, social development, innovation, and
aviation, according to the Presidency.
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Special
Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said
the visit builds on the diplomatic momentum created by Turkish President
Recep Tayyip Erdo?an’s official visit to Nigeria between October 19 and 20,
2021, which strengthened bilateral relations between Abuja and Ankara.
Onanuga noted that during the visit, strategic
political and diplomatic engagements will be held, focusing on shared
interests in finance, communication, trade, and investment.
The programme will also feature meetings between senior
government officials from both countries, as well as the signing of several
memoranda of understanding (MoUs) covering scientific research,
energy, technical cooperation, media and communications, military
collaboration, and protocol.
A Nigeria–Turkey business forum will be held on
the sidelines of the visit, bringing together investors from both countries to
explore opportunities for mutual economic growth, the statement said.
Members of President Tinubu’s delegation include the Minister
of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; the Attorney General of the Federation and
Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN; the Minister of Defence, General
Christopher Musa (rtd); and the Chairman of the House Committee on Defence,
Jimi Benson.
Others on the entourage are the Minister of Women
Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Suleiman-Ibrahim; the Minister of
Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; the Minister of Culture and Creative Economy,
Hannatu Musawa; the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu; and the
Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed.
President Tinubu is expected to return to the
country at the conclusion of the visit.
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