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President Tinubu arrives in Japan for TICAD9
Favour Rotimi
The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Japan yesterday ahead of the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9). The conference kicks off in Yokohama tomorrow.
The President, whose plane touched down at the Haneda International Airport in Tokyo at about 12:55am local time on Tuesday, was welcomed by Ambassador Hideo Matsubara, the Japanese Ambassador in Charge of TICAD.
Foreign Affairs Minister Ambassador Yusuf Tugga was with the President.
TICAD9, which follows after the last one held in Tunisia in 2022, will hold from tomorrow to Friday.
The conference, themed: “Co-create Innovative Solutions with Africa,” will focus on accelerating Africa’s economic transformation through private investment, innovation, and stronger institutions.
The President is scheduled to attend plenary sessions, hold bilateral talks with world leaders, and engage Japanese business executives, including companies with existing or potential investments in Nigeria.
TICAD, launched in 1993 by the Japanese government, is co-hosted by the United Nations, the UN Development Programme, the African Union Commission (AUC), and the World Bank.
Held every three years, it alternates between Japan and African host countries.
At the conclusion of TICAD9, the President will head to Brazil for a state visit from August 24 to 25 at the invitation of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
His engagements in Brazil will include bilateral discussions with his host, participation in a Nigeria–Brazil Business Forum and the signing of agreements and Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) aimed at deepening economic cooperation.
