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