President Tinubu arrives in Brazil for G20 summit
In preparation for the 19th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Group of 20 (G20), Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
The Informant247 gathered that the president arrived on Sunday at 11.03 p.m. local time, (Monday 3. 03 a.m. Nigerian time), and was welcomed by Breno Costa in the Ministry of External Relations of Brazil.
The President was accompanied by Yusuf Tuggar, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Minister of Livestock Development, and Hannatu Musawa, Minister of Art, Tourism, Culture and Creativity.
Others who joined in receiving the president were Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, and Mohammed Mohammed, Director General of the National Intelligence Agency.
At the summit, the president is expected to hold bilateral meetings on the advancement of Nigeria’s socio-economic reforms.
President Lula da Silva of Brazil is hosting the 2024 G20 summit, having held the group’s rotating presidency since 21 December 2023. His tenure ends on 30 November.
The summit, with the theme, ‘Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet,’ will focus on three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social, and environmental – and the reform of global governance.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the conclusion of the work carried out by the country holding the G20 rotating presidency is usually presented at the annual summit.
It is the moment when heads of state and government approve the agreements negotiated throughout the year and point out ways of dealing with global challenges.
The summit will be attended by 19 member countries including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India and Indonesia.
Others are Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Türkiye, the UK and the US. Both the African Union and the European Union are also members.
In line with the theme of the summit, Mr da Silva declared a three-point agenda of combating hunger, poverty and inequality at the summit scheduled to be held from 18 to 19 November.
President Tinubu is attending the 2024 G20 summit as a representative of the African Union. The European Union is also expected to send a representative.
Mr Carlos Areias, Brazilian Ambassador to Nigeria, conveyed President da Silva’s invitation to Mr Tinubu to attend the 2024 G20 summit on 29 August, when he presented his Letter of Credence to him.
Mr Areias had said Mr da Silva was looking forward to welcoming President Tinubu to the G20 Leaders’ Summit, saying that food security was the main proposal of the Brazilian presidency at the G20 to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030.
NAN
