Tinubu arrives in China for state visit

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu on Sunday arrived in Beijing, China, for a state visit.

According to the Nigerian Presidency, Tinubu’s presidential aircraft touched down at the Beijing Capital International Airport on Sunday 19:12 China time and the President was welcomed by his Chinese counterpart, President Xi Jinping.

Tinubu’s Special Assistant on Social Media, Dada Olusegun, who disclosed this in a post on his official X handle on Sunday, said the Nigerian President will be attending the 9th Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit with the theme, ‘Joining Hands to Advance Modernisation and Build High-Level China-Africa Community with Shared Future.’

In the post captioned “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrives in Beijing for his official state visit to China,’ Olusegun wrote:

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“He will meet with President Xi Jinping and will hold meetings with Chinese business leaders on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

“The President was received by Minister of Works, David Umahi; the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun; Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani; and Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, among other Nigerian and Chinese government officials.”

He also stated that while in China, Tinubu will also meet with CEOs of 10 top Chinese corporations, which manage over $3 trillion in assets across sectors such as ICT, oil and gas, aluminum production, seaport development, finance, and satellite technology.

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