Tinubu returns to Abuja after China, London trips

President Bola Tinubu will return to Abuja on Sunday, September 15, 2024, following his official visit to China and his short stay in London, the United Kingdom.

The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, September.

Tinubu left Abuja for Beijing in China on 29 August.

He started his official visit on September 2 with a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People.

During a bilateral meeting with President Jinping, five Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between Nigeria and China.

Among the MoUs signed were the Cooperation Plan between Nigeria and China, which was to jointly promote the Belt and Road Initiative, cooperation in the peaceful application of nuclear energy, and strengthening cooperation on human resource development under the Global Development Initiative.

Others were the MoU on Media Exchange and Cooperation and the MoU between China Media Group and the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA).

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Nigeria also signed an MoU with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to build the 68 km Lagos Green rail line, designed to run from the Lekki Free Zone to the Marina and connect with the Blue Line in Lagos State.

An MoU for the $1 billion iron ore-to-steel project planned for Kogi State was also signed between Chart and Capstone Integrated Limited of Nigeria and Sinomach-He of China.

Tinubu also led his delegation to another round of bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and participated in the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit.

At FOCAC, President Tinubu, as chairman of ECOWAS, delivered a paper on global peace, stressing multilateralism and cooperation as essential ingredients for international peace.

He capped his visit to China with a meeting with representatives of Nigerians in the Diaspora Organisation, China chapter, during which he spoke on the necessity of the reforms being implemented by his government in Nigeria and hoped that they would lead the country to a destination of good roads, constant power, and good schools, like in China.

President Tinubu left Beijing for London, where he spent some days. On Wednesday, he met with King Charles III, where he discussed issues related to climate change and action.

The Star