President Bola Tinubu will leave Abuja on Monday for a state visit to the Republic of Türkiye to explore areas of cooperation in security and education
According to his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the visit was also aimed at strengthening the existing cordial relations between the two countries and exploring further areas of cooperation in social development, innovation, and aviation.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan paid an official visit to Nigeria from October 19 to 20, 2021.
During Tinubu’s visit, both countries would engage in strategic political and diplomatic discussions on shared values in finance, communication, trade and investment.
The agenda would include meetings between high-ranking officials of both nations and the signing of memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in scientific research, energy, technical cooperation, media and communications, military cooperation and protocol, among others.
A business forum would bring together investors from both countries to explore areas of interest during the visit.
Members of the President’s entourage participating in the bilateral discussions include: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar; Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN; Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd) and Chairman, House Committee on Defence, Hon. Jimi Benson.
Others are: Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Suleiman-Ibrahim; Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; Minister of Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa; National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu; and Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.
Tinubu is expected to return to the country at the conclusion of the visit.
