Nigeria’s incoming president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday left for Europe on a working trip.
He would take the chance of the trip to fine-tune the transition plans and programs as well as his policy options with some of his senior aides without undue pressure and distractions,
According to his media adviser, Tunde Rahman, who announced the international trip, 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 reads.