President Bola Tinubu will on Sunday depart Abuja for Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to attend the 19th meeting of the G20 Leaders’ Summit in the South American country.

Tinubu’s participation is at the instance of the Brazilian President and current President of the group, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.

The Summit slated from Monday to Tuesday, will bring together leaders from the world’s top 20 economies, including the European Union, the African Union, and multilateral financial institutions among others.

This year’s meeting, under the theme, ‘Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet,’ will see the participants discuss the fight against hunger and poverty; reform of the Institution of global governance and; sustainable development and Energy Transition.

Nigeria has advocated for a reform of the global governing institutions, and often presented its impressive credentials as a strong contender for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council.

Tinubu is also expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the Summit in the advancement of Nigeria’s socio-economic reforms.

He will be accompanied by top government officials including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, Ministers of Livestock Development, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, Art, Tourism, Culture and Creativity, Hannatu Musawa, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi and the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.

Tinubu will return to Nigeria at the end of the visit.

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