President-elect Bola Tinubu on Wednesday afternoon left Nigeria for Europe on a working visit.
A statement from his media office signed by Tunde Rahman said he would use the opportunity of the trip to fine-tune the transition plans and programmes, and his policy options with some of his key aides without unnecessary pressures and distractions.
“During the visit, the President-elect will engage with investors and other key allies with the goal of marketing investment opportunities in the country and his administration’s readiness to enable a business-friendly climate through policies and regulations.
“Already, meetings with multi-sectoral actors in Europe’s business community including manufacturing, agriculture, tech and energy have been lined up.
“Asíwájú Tinubu hopes to convince them of Nigeria’s readiness to do business under his leadership through mutually-beneficial partnerships premised on jobs creation and skills acquisition.
“Reviving the country’s economy forms a major plank of Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda and the meeting is part of his efforts to re-establish Nigeria’s importance in the global economic chain and create empowering opportunities for the country’s huge youth population,” the statement said.
Before he left the country, Tinubu met with top candidates for the position of speaker and deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu, respectively.
He is scheduled to return shortly for preparations towards his official swearing-in as the 16th president of the country on May 29, 2023.
