Tinubu jets out to London on a private visit after Global Financing Pact summit in France
Shortly after participating in the New Global Financing Pact summit hosted by French President, Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, President Bola Tinubu, is off to London for a private visit.
President Tinubu which official trip to Paris ended, on Friday, had an outstanding participation in the summit.
Nigeria Standard gathered that aside his participation at the event where he represented Nigeria well, President Tinubu also held high-profile sideline meetings with fellow heads of state and government, global business leaders and chief executives of leading multilateral and development finance institutions from around the world.
According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Dele Alake, the summit afforded the President the opportunity of projecting, on a global stage, his advocacy for widening the fiscal space, economic justice for Africa as the world accelerates the pace of energy transition, and the urgency of addressing the pressing issues of poverty and climate change.
President Tinubu, who was initially scheduled to be back in Abuja on Saturday, will now proceed to London, United Kingdom, for a short private visit.
The President will be back in the country in time for the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir festival.
