President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Saturday, January 11, to participate in the 2025 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2025).
This will be the second trip by President Tinubu outside Nigeria in the new year, having been to Ghana for the inauguration of President John Mahama of Ghana on the 7th of January, 2025
Bayo Onanuga, Presidential Spokesman, said President Tinubu was invited to the summit by ” His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates.
Onanuga said Tinubu will attend the Summit, which will take place in the emirate from January 12 to 18.
The Summit will bring together global leaders to accelerate sustainable development and advance socioeconomic progress.
The event, tagged ‘The Nexus of Next; Supercharging Sustainable Progress,’ will enable policymakers, business, and civil society leaders to explore pathways to fast-track the transformation to a sustainable economy and evolve a new era of prosperity for all.
ADSW, a testament to the power of collaboration, has been held annually for over 15 years and provides a global platform to foster multi-stakeholder cooperation in addressing global challenges and accelerating growth.
It has birthed high-value agreements and strategic partnerships between governments, industry leaders, and clean energy pioneers worldwide, driving impactful alliances and advancing the sustainability agenda worldwide.
At the event, President Tinubu will stress his administration’s reforms, including those related to energy sufficiency, transportation, public health, and economic development.
The Nigerian leader and his entourage will also meet with the emirate’s leadership to discuss issues of interest affecting the two nations.
The President will be accompanied on the trip by Yusuf Tuggar, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and other senior government officials will accompany the President.
He will return to Nigeria on Thursday, January 16.
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