Tinubu arrives in Malabo on official visit

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea, for a three-day official visit.

President Tinubu arrived at the Presidential Wing of the Malabo International Airport at about 2:07 p.m. on Wednesday and was received by the country’s Prime Minister, Manuela Roka Botey.

President Tinubu’s visit is at the invitation of his Equatorial Guinean counterpart, President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo.

After a brief welcome ceremony upon arrival at the airport, President Tinubu proceeded to the Presidential Palace, known as the People’s Palace Court.

Meanwhile, at the People’s Palace Court, there will be a brief ceremony, followed by a family photo and a military parade, after which he will hold a private meeting with President Mbasogo.

The private meeting between the two presidents will be followed by the signing of bilateral agreements focusing on various areas, including oil and gas, security, and others.

President Tinubu will later sign a historic visitors’ book, after which a press statement will be made available, followed by a dinner to close the day.

Among those accompanying President Tinubu are the Foreign Affairs Minister, Yusuf Tuggar; Defense Minister, Abubakar Badaru; Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo; and Interior Minister, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo.

Others include the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi; Youth Development Minister, Jamila Ibrahim-Bio; the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Mele Kyari; among others.

The business community, especially from the oil and gas sector, is also represented on the visit, including the Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO) of Matrix Group, Abdulkabir Adisa Aliu.

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