President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday, January 26, for a state visit to the Republic of Türkiye, the Presidency has announced.
The disclosure was made by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the Presidency, the visit is aimed at strengthening the longstanding cordial relations between Nigeria and Türkiye, while exploring new areas of cooperation in security, education, social development, innovation, and aviation.
The trip follows Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s official visit to Nigeria in October 2021. During President Tinubu’s visit, both countries are expected to hold strategic political and diplomatic talks focusing on shared interests in finance, communication, trade, and investment.
The programme of activities will include high-level meetings between senior officials of both nations, as well as the signing of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) on scientific research, energy, technical cooperation, media and communications, military collaboration, and protocol matters.
A business forum will also be held to bring together investors from Nigeria and Türkiye to explore opportunities for expanding bilateral trade and investment.
Members of President Tinubu’s entourage for the visit include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar; the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN; the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd); and the Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Hon. Jimi Benson.
Other key officials accompanying the President are the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan 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, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.
President Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria at the conclusion of the visit.
