President Bola Tinubu arrived in Beijing, the capital of China, on Sunday morning for a five-day official visit.
News About Nigeria reports that Olusegun Dada, special assistant to the president, announced the president’s arrival on social media in a post on his official X handle on Sunday.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives in Beijing for his official state visit to China. He will meet with President Xi Jinping and will hold meetings with Chinese business leaders on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation,” Dada wrote.
On Tuesday, Ajuri Ngelale, the presidential spokesperson, gave a rundown of Tinubu’s schedule in China during a media briefing.
He has said that the president’s visit would be with a focus on strengthening economic ties and securing investments in key sectors.
Ngelale said “His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will depart for the People’s Republic of China, most specifically, Beijing, from the nation’s capital within the first week of September, to engage in a series of meetings and activities with immediate and future benefit to the Nigerian economy and the Nigerian people.
“First and foremost, His Excellency, Mr. President, will conduct site visits to two major Chinese corporations; Huawei Technologies, as well as the China Rail and Construction Corporation, (CRCC). This is with a view to achieve one of Mr. President’s top agenda items, which is the completion of the Ibadan to Abuja segment of the Lagos to Kano high-speed rail line.
“Thereafter His Excellency, Mr. President, will meet 10 selected chief executive officers of 10 major Chinese corporations with assets under management totalling over $3 trillion US dollars across multiple sectors of the economy, including information and communications technology, refining oil and gas, aluminium production, seaport construction, harbour construction and dredging services, financial services, satellite technology development, as well as many other critical sectors.”
Besides the plan to meet key Chinese investors, Ngelale said: “Mr. President will also meet with his Chinese counterpart in the person of President Xi Jinping, where several MOUs will be signed.
“The MOUs will involve agreements in deepening cooperation, in green economy, in agriculture, in satellite technology development, in media enterprise development and promotion, as well as blue economic development and national planning cooperation.”
