President Bola Tinubu on Sunday departed Abuja for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to attend the 19th meeting of the G20 Leaders\u2019 Summit taking place in the South American country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Summit is holding from Monday, November 18, to Tuesday, November 19, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe Nigerian leader\u2019s participation is at the instance of the Brazilian President and current President of the group, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva,\u201d Tinubu\u2019s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, revealed in a statement on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statement was titled \u2018President Tinubu to participate in G20 leaders summit in Brazil.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monday\u2019s gathering will bring together leaders from the world\u2019s top 20 economies, including the European Union, the African Union, and multilateral financial institutions among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This year\u2019s meeting, with the theme, \u2018Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet,\u2019 will see the participants discuss the fight against hunger and poverty; reform of the Institution of global governance and; sustainable development and energy transition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nigeria has always strongly advocated a reform of the global governing institutions, and often presented its impressive credentials as a strong contender for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Tinubu is also expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit in advancement of Nigeria\u2019s socio-economic reforms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He will be accompanied by top government officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, Ministers of Livestock Development, Idi Maiha; Minster of Art, Tourism, Culture and Creativity, Hannatu Musawa; Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Aliyu Abdullahi; and the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sunday\u2019s trip is Tinubu\u2019s first to the Brazil as President and his 31st foreign trip since assuming office 17 months ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So far, he has logged 125 days abroad, visiting 16 countries and accumulated over 267 flight hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has visited Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; London, the United Kingdom (four times); Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (twice); Nairobi, Kenya; Porto Norvo, Benin Republic; The Hague, Netherlands; Pretoria, South Africa; Accra, Ghana; New Delhi, India; Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates; New York, the United States of America; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (twice); Berlin, Germany; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dakar, Senegal and Doha, Qatar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n