President BOLA TINUBU will travel to Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, over the next few days in what has been dubbed an aggressive push to promote Nigeria and attract foreign direct investment.
Presidential spokesman, AJURI NGELALE , who briefed State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa said the President will be attending the Saudi-Africa Summit and the Arab-African summit which are scheduled to hold on the 10th and 11th November, 2023.
He said the President in Saudi Arabia, would discuss several issues of mutual concern with respect to economic ties between the regions and with respect to the issues of counter terrorism, the environment and agriculture.
NGELALE said TINUBU in his capacity as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of Government of the Economic Community of West African States ECOWAS, will be taking part in the summit ensuring that he is at the forefront of advocating for deepening the partnership of the two regions.
The Spokesperson listed other areas for discussion to include terms of accelerating the level of trade and investment between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the African continent.
The expectation according to the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa is that by the year 2050, our market here on the continent would have surpassed $29 trillion,” the presidential aide said.