Tinubu To Jet To China First Week Of September

President Bola Tinubu will in the first week of September, leave for Beijing, China.

The President’s Spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, said this while briefing State House correspondents on Tuesday, adding that the President will during the visit sign several Memorandum of Understandings, MoUs, with his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping.

Ngelale said the President would also visit two major Chinese corporations, Huawei Technologies, as well as the China Railway and Construction Corporation (CRCC).

“This is with a view to achieve one of Mr President’s top agenda items, which is the completion of the Ibadan-to-Abuja segment of the Lagos-Kano high-speed rail line,” said Ngelale.

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Thereafter, he said the President would meet chief executive officers of 10 major Chinese corporations with assets under management totaling over 3 trillion dollars across multiple sectors of the economy.

He mentioned the sectors to include information and communications technology, oil & gas, aluminium production, harbour construction/dredging services, financial services and satellite technology, among others.

According to him, the series of meetings and activities would have immediate and future benefits to the Nigerian economy and Nigerian people.

“The MoUs will involve agreements in deepening cooperation in 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,” said the spokesman.

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He further reiterated that the President will thereafter 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.

Tinubu’s spokesman said his principal would make a presentation in his capacity as the chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on behalf of the region.

He said Tinubu would proceed to the high-level peace and security plenary, where he would further make a presentation on peace and security in the region and in Africa.

According to him, the engagement is expected to yield tangible, immediate and future dividends for the Nigerian economy and for the benefit of the Nigerian people.

“The President will place premium on deliverables, ensuring that this is not a talk show, but will yield results for our people, justifying any expenditure that is made during the course of this trip,” he added.

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