Tinubu departs Abuja for Paris

President Bola Tinubu has departed Abuja for Paris to join his counterparts from across the world at the Paris Summit for the New Global Financial Pact.

Tinubu’s official Gulfstream jet departed the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 11:30 am Tuesday for his first foreign trip as president.

The two-day summit, which will be hosted by President Emmanuel Macron of France, will be held at Palais Brongniart, from June 22-23, 2023.

The President will “participate, review, and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on a priority list for support and investment, following the devastating impact of climate change, the energy crisis, and the aftereffect of the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to a statement signed by Special Adviser, Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, Dele Alake, on Monday.

According to Alake, President Tinubu and other global leaders, multilateral institutions, financial experts, and economists will take a more holistic approach to the recovery of economies from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as rising cases of poverty, with the goal of facilitating access to finance and investment that will leverage inclusive growth.

Tinubu will be joined by members of the Presidential Policy Advisory Council and key government officials when he returns on Saturday.