Tinubu returning to Nigeria Sunday – Onanuga

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return to Abuja on Sunday, following his official visit to China and his short stay in the United Kingdom. This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga. President Tinubu left Abuja for Beijing, China, on 29 August. He stopped in Dubai, […]

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return to Abuja on Sunday, following his official visit to China and his short stay in the United Kingdom.

This was disclosed by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga.

President Tinubu left Abuja for Beijing, China, on 29 August.

He stopped in Dubai, UAE, and arrived in Beijing on Sunday, 1 September, for his official visit.

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He commence his official visit on Tuesday, September 2, with a meeting with President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People.

According to Onanuga, five Memoranda of Understanding were signed between Nigeria and China at the meeting.

Onanuga named the MOUs signed by President Tinubu while in China as the Cooperation Plan between Nigeria and China, which was to jointly promote the Belt and Road Initiative, cooperation in the peaceful application of nuclear energy, and strengthening cooperation on human resource development under the Global Development Initiative.

Others were the Memorandum of Understanding on Media Exchange and Cooperation and the Memorandum of Understanding between China Media Group and the Nigerian Television Authority.

“Nigeria also signed a Memorandum of Understanding with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to build the 68 km Lagos Green rail line, designed to run from the Lekki Free Zone to the Marina and connect with the Blue Line.

“A memorandum of understanding for the $1 billion iron ore-to-steel project planned for Kogi State was also signed. Chart and Capstone Integrated Limited of Nigeria and Sinomach-He of China were promoters.

“Before attending the opening of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, President Tinubu visited two Chinese companies: Huawei and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC).

“At FOCAC, President Tinubu, as chairman of ECOWAS, delivered a paper on global peace, stressing multilateralism and cooperation as essential ingredients for international peace.”

The President ended his visit to China with a meeting with representatives of Nigerians in the Diaspora Organisation, China chapter, where he spoke about the necessity of reforms being implemented by his government in Nigeria.

President Tinubu left Beijing for London, where he spent some days.

On Thursday, he met with King Charles III to discuss issues related to climate change and action.