President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu embarked on a working trip to Europe today, Wednesday, to attract investors as preparation for the transition of government takes full swing.
His trip was made know by his spokesman, Tunde Rahman, through a statement that the president-elect will use the trip to fine-tune transition plans and programmes, as well as his policy options, with some of his key aides without undue 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,” Rahman said.
“Already, meetings with multi-sectoral actors in Europe’s business community, including manufacturing, agriculture, tech, and energy, have been lined up.”
Rahman stated that Tinubu is committed to seeing investors-friendly-Nigeria anchored on mutually-beneficial partnerships that would impact on national development and wealth creation.
According to him, 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 President-elect has hitherto promised to hit the ground running, and the visit is reflective of his commitment to the promise as he has already begun talks with global actors in the important areas of the economy and security,” he added.
Rahman also said that the president-elect’s trip would be a short-one considering the on-going preparations towards his official swearing-in. Bola Ahmed Tinubu is the 16th democratically elected President of Nigeria and his swearing-in on Monday, May 29.
