President Bola Tinubu returned to Abuja from the United Kingdom and his China trip on Sunday. The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Saturday night.
Tinubu went on an official visit to China and his short stay in the United Kingdom,” Onanuga said.
President Tinubu left Abuja for Beijing, China, on 29 August. He began his official visit on Tuesday, September 2, with a meeting with President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People. “While in China, President Tinubu was warmly received by his host with 21-gun salute and a guard of honour was mounted for his inspection.
“During bilateral meeting with President Jinping, five Memoranda of understanding were signed between Nigeria and China.”
Tinubu also held another round of bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.
In China, Onanuga stated that Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, hosted Tinubu at the Welcoming Banquet and Cultural Gala Performance on the eve of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) Summit.
Among the MOUs signed are the Cooperation Plan between Nigeria and China.
The visit, according to the presidential aide, was to promote the Belt and Road Initiative, the peaceful application of nuclear energy, and cooperation on human resource development under the Global Development Initiative.
Others are on Media Exchange and Cooperation between China Media Group and the Nigerian Television Authority.
Nigeria also signed an MoU with China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) to build the 68 km Lagos Green rail line, designed to run from the Lekki Free Zone to the Marina and connect with the Blue Line.
“A memorandum of understanding for the 1 billion dollar iron ore-to-steel project planned for Kogi State was also signed between Chart and Capstone Integrated Limited of Nigeria and Sinomach-He of China.
“Before attending the opening of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) in Beijing, President Tinubu visited two Chinese companies: Huawei and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC).
“At FOCAC, President Tinubu, as chairman of ECOWAS, delivered a paper on global peace, stressing multilateralism and cooperation as essential ingredients for international peace,” Onanuga stated.
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