President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday night, left Yokohama, Japan for Brazil, where he will begin a state visit on Sunday, August 24.
In a statement by his Senior Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President would make a stopover in Los Angeles before proceeding to Brasília, the Brazilian capital.
DAILY POST reports that the trip to Brazil marks the second leg of Tinubu’s two-nation tour, which began with his departure from Abuja on August 15.
The statement said that the president, on his way to Japan, had a brief stop in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before arriving in Yokohama on the morning of August 18.
While in Japan, the president took part in the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, TICAD9, where he attended both the opening and plenary sessions on August 20.
Tinubu also held a series of bilateral meetings with Japanese government officials, business leaders and development partners, aimed at strengthening ties between Nigeria and Japan.
The Nigerian leader also highlighted the country’s economic reform agenda and to seek greater Japanese investment in infrastructure, technology, and renewable energy.
In addition to official engagements, Tinubu concluded his stay with an interactive session with Nigerians in the diaspora on Thursday night in Yokohama.
At the forum, he commended their contributions to national development and urged them to remain good ambassadors of Nigeria while exploring opportunities to invest back home.
The presidency said this would also feature discussions on cooperation in agriculture, energy transition, and regional security, areas of shared interest to both countries.
The President’s engagements in Brazil will include meetings with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and other senior government officials.
President Tinubu will meet with the Nigerian community in Brazil to brief them on government policies and encourage stronger diaspora participation in national growth.
He will return to Nigeria after completing his official engagements in Brazil.
