President Bola Tinubu has arrived Delhi, the capital of India, where he will attend the G20 Leaders’ Summit and engage in other official meetings.
Tinubu arrived at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, at about 6:40 pm (2:10 pm Nigerian time). He is received by Senior Government officials of the India and Nigerian Governments.
Besides participating in the Summit slated to hold between Saturday 9 and Sunday 10, September 2023, Tinubu also has lined up a number of high-level meetings and engagements with other world leaders and business executives on the sidelines of the Summit.
The President is also expected to meet with the Nigerian community in India.
Earlier in a statement, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed that President Tinubu would be engaging his time in India in various meetings to attract global capital and increase foreign direct investments (FDI) to the country.
“On the sidelines of the Summit, the President will participate in and deliver keynote addresses at both the Nigeria-India Presidential Roundtable and the Nigeria-India Business Conference.
Accompanying President Tinubu on the mission are the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Dr. Bosun Tijani, and Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr. Doris Uzoka-Anite.