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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Ahead of the New Global Financial Pact summit holding in Paris, France, President Bola Tinubu left has left the shores of the country
The president, accompanied by the State Chief Protocol, Ambassador Victor Adeleke; Aide-De-Camo (ADC), Col Nurudeen Yusuf, left the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Tuesday morning.
New Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, newly appointed Service Chiefs, the president’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila and Secretary to the Government Federation(SGF), Sen George Akume Tinubu farewell at the airport.
Tinubu will join world leaders in Paris to review and sign the New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on priority list for support and investment, following devastating impact of climate change, energy crisis, and after effect of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The two-day summit, which will be hosted by French President, Emmanuel Macaroni, on June 22 and 23, looks at opportunities to restore fiscal space to countries that face difficult short-term financial challenges, especially the most indebted; mobilise innovative financing for countries vulnerable to climate change; foster development in low-income countries, and encourage investment in “green” infrastructure for the energy transition in emerging and developing economies.
Tinubu is billed to return to Nigeria on Saturday.
