Tinubu departs Brazil after G20 summit

Tinubu departs Brazil after G20 summit

Tinubu and IMF MD Kristalina Georgieva in Brazil

 President Bola Tinubu has departed Galeao Air force Basa (SBGL) Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday, for Abuja after attending the 19th G20 Leaders Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The President is due to arrive at the Presidential Wing of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at 10.00 p.m (Nigerian time).

Tinubu had attended the G20 Leaders summit where he endorsed the global alliance against hunger and poverty, which he said was pivotal.

The President also held bilateral talks with Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, who commended his administration’s economic reforms and their positive indicators.
He also presided over the signing of $2.5 billion Letter of Intent between the Nigerian government and the JBS S.A., a Brazilian company, and one of the top three largest meat processing companies globally. (NAN)