President Bola Tinubu, alongside the Nationwide Safety Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, Ministers and heads of companies will, on Sunday, depart Abuja for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to attend the Joint Arab-Islamic Summit, scheduled to begin on Monday, November 11, 2024.
The Summit is being held on the invitation of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and follows final 12 months’s summit in the identical Saudi metropolis.
It’ll deal with the present scenario within the Center East.
The Particular Adviser to the President on Info and Technique, Bayo Onanuga, revealed this in an announcement he signed on Saturday titled ‘President Tinubu set to attend Joint Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.’
In keeping with Onanuga, the President can be accompanied by the Minister of Overseas Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar; Nationwide Safety Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Info and Nationwide Orientation, Mohammed Idris; and the Director Normal of the Nationwide Intelligence Company, Mohammed Mohammed.
“Throughout the summit, President Tinubu is predicted to handle the continued Israel-Palestinian battle, emphasising Nigeria’s robust name for a direct ceasefire and the pressing want for a peaceable decision.
“Nigeria may also advocate for renewed efforts to revive the two-state answer as a pathway to lasting peace within the area,” the assertion added.
After the conclusion of the summit, President Tinubu will return to Abuja.
Sunday’s journey is Tinubu’s third to the Kingdom and his thirtieth overseas journey since assuming workplace 17 months in the past.
Up to now, he has logged 124 days overseas, visiting 16 international locations and amassed over 127 flight hours.
He has visited Malabo, Equatorial Guinea; London, the UK (4 occasions); Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (twice); Nairobi, Kenya; Porto Norvo, Benin Republic; The Hague, Netherlands; Pretoria, South Africa; Accra, Ghana; New Delhi, India; Abu Dhabi and Dubai within the United Arab Emirates; New York, the US of America; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (twice); Berlin, Germany; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dakar, Senegal and Doha, Qatar.