President Bola Tinubu will, on Tuesday, leave Abuja for Paris, France, to participate in a two-day summit that looks at opportunities to restore fiscal space to countries that face difficult short-term financial challenges.
The visit will be Tinubu’s first official visit abroad since he became the president of Nigeria on May 29.
The president’s Special Adviser on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Mr. Dele Alake, released the information on Monday in a statement he issued.
He said the president who would return to Nigeria on Saturday would be accompanied to the summit by members of the presidential policy advisory council and senior government officials.
The statement by Alake reads in part: “The President will participate in the two-day Summit, June 22 and 23, that looks at opportunities to restore fiscal space to countries that face difficult short-term financial challenges, especially the most indebted countries.
“The summit will mobilise innovative financing for countries vulnerable to climate change; foster development in low-income countries, and encourage investment in “green” infrastructure for the energy transition in emerging and developing economies.
“President Tinubu and the other global leaders, multilateral institutions, financial experts and economists will take a more holistic look at the recovery of economies from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and rising cases of poverty, with a view to providing access to finance and investment that will leverage inclusive growth.”
