President-elect, Bola Tinubu on Wednesday departed Nigeria for Europe on a working visit centered on “talks with global actors in the important areas of the economy and security.”
The trip, his Media Aide, Tunde Rahman said, will help Tinubu to finetune the transition plans, programmes and policy options with some of his key aides, without distractions.
Rahman said that during the visit, the President-elect will engage with investors and other key allies with the goal of marketing investment opportunities in the country and his administration’s readiness to enable a business-friendly climate through policies and regulations.
According to the statement: “Already, meetings with multi-sectoral actors in Europe’s business community including manufacturing, agriculture, tech and energy have been lined up.
“Asíwájú Tinubu hopes to convince them of Nigeria’s readiness to do business under his leadership through mutually-beneficial partnerships premised on jobs creation and skills acquisition.
“Reviving the country’s economy forms a major plank of Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda and the meeting is part of his efforts to re-establish Nigeria’s importance in the global economic chain and create empowering opportunities for the country’s huge youth population.
“The President-elect has hitherto promised to hit the ground running and the visit is reflective of his commitment to the promise as he has already begun talks with global actors in the important areas of the economy and security.”
Though his country/countries of destination and return date was not specified in the statement, Tinubu is scheduled back shortly for preparations towards his official swearing-in as the 16th President of Nigeria on May 29, 2023.