President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday for a state visit to Turkey, barely nine days after he returned from abroad, where he spent 20 days and the New Year.
The visit to Turkey is aimed at deepening cooperation in key sectors including security, education, social development, innovation, and aviation, Mr Bayo Onanuga, the president’s media aide said on Sunday.
Onanuga noted that the trip follows an earlier official visit to Nigeria by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan between October 19 and 20, 2021, which reinforced diplomatic ties between Abuja and Ankara.
During President Tinubu’s visit, both countries are expected to hold strategic political and diplomatic engagements focused on shared interests in finance, communication, trade, and investment.
The programme will also feature meetings between senior government officials from both nations, alongside the signing of several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) covering scientific research, energy, technical cooperation, media and communications, military collaboration, and protocol.
According to Onanuga, some of the President’s delegation include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN; the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd); and the Chairman of the House Committee on Defence, Jimi Benson.
Others on the entourage are the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Suleiman-Ibrahim; the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo; the Minister of Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa; the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Mohammed Mohammed.
Since assuming office in May 2023, Mr. Bola Tinubu has spent out of 961 days in office about 240 abroad.
President Tinubu is expected to return to the country at the conclusion of the visit.
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