President Tinubu Leaves Nigeria For Türkiye Visit

According to Ireporter Online, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to depart Abuja on Monday, January 26, for a state visit to the Republic of Türkiye as part of efforts to deepen bilateral relations between both countries.

The visit is expected to further strengthen diplomatic ties and expand cooperation in key sectors including security, education, social development, innovation, and aviation. This development was confirmed on Sunday in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.

The statement recalled that Türkiye’s President, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, previously paid an official visit to Nigeria between October 19 and 20, 2021, underscoring the longstanding relationship between the two nations.

During President Tinubu’s visit, Nigeria and Türkiye are expected to engage in high-level political and diplomatic discussions focused on shared interests in finance, communications, trade, and investment. The agenda will also feature meetings between senior government officials from both sides and the signing of several memoranda of understanding covering areas such as scientific research, energy, technical cooperation, media and communications, military collaboration, and protocol.

A Nigeria–Türkiye business forum will also be held to provide investors from both countries with opportunities to explore mutually beneficial partnerships.

Members of President Tinubu’s delegation for the bilateral engagements include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar; the Attorney General of the Federation 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 officials on the entourage 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 state visit.