Tinubu returns to Nigeria after China, London trips
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will return to Abuja on Sunday after his trips to China and the United Kingdom, Bayo Onanuga, his media adviser said.
In his statement, Onanuga said Tinubu had met with President Xi Jinping in the Great Hall of the People during his China trip. While there, Onanuga said that the Chinese government treated President Tinubu to a 21-gun salute and that he also inspected a guard of honour.
According to Onanuga, Nigerian and China signed five Memoranda of Understanding, while President Tinubu also held “another round of bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang.”
“Among the MOUs signed were the Cooperation Plan between Nigeria and China, which was to jointly promote the Belt and Road Initiative, cooperation in the peaceful application of nuclear energy, and strengthening cooperation on human resource development under the Global Development Initiative.
“Others were the Memorandum of Understanding on Media Exchange and Cooperation and the Memorandum of Understanding between China Media Group and the Nigerian Television Authority.
“Nigeria also signed a Memorandum of Understanding 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 iron ore-to-steel project planned for Kogi State was also signed. Chart and Capstone Integrated Limited of Nigeria and Sinomach-He of China were promoters.”
President Tinubu visited two Chinese companies: Huawei and China Railway Construction Corporation (CRCC),
“At FOCAC, President Tinubu, as chairman of ECOWAS, delivered a paper on global peace, stressing multilateralism and cooperation as essential ingredients for international peace.
He capped his visit to China with a meeting with representatives of Nigerians in the Diaspora Organisation, China chapter. During this meeting, he spoke about the necessity of reforms being implemented by his government in Nigeria. He hoped they would lead the country to a destination of good roads, constant power, and good schools, like in China.
“President Tinubu left Beijing for London, where he spent some days.
“On Thursday, he met with King Charles III to discuss issues related to climate change and action.”
