President Bola Tinubu will on Tuesday, April 23, depart Abuja for the Netherlands on an official visit. His departure is at the invitation of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte.
“While in the Netherlands, the President will participate in the Nigerian-Dutch Business and Investment Forum that will bring together heads of conglomerates and organisations in both countries,” the Presidency said in a statement signed by Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale.
The statement was titled, ‘President Tinubu to embark on an official visit to the Netherlands and attend an economic forum in Saudi Arabia.’
President Tinubu is expected to hold high-level deliberations with the Prime Minister and separate meetings with His Royal Majesty, King Willem-Alexander, and Queen Maxima of the Kingdom.
The Queen is the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development.
The Nigerian-Dutch Business and Investment Forum is also expected to bring together heads of conglomerates and organisations in both countries to explore opportunities for collaboration and partnerships.
Areas of focus include water management, agriculture and innovative solutions for sustainable farming practices.
Ngelale said there will be extensive discussions with the Dutch officials on port management operations for which they have world-renowned expertise.
The President is expected to attend a special World Economic Forum meeting scheduled for April 28-29 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The WEF would focus on Global Collaboration, Growth, and Energy for Development. This would be his second visit to the Gulf state in five months.
Tinubu and his entourage will use the opportunity of the gathering of over 1,000 leaders from business, government, and academia to discuss his Renewed Hope Agenda for the country.
The President will be accompanied by some ministers and other senior government officials.
The Netherlands is the fourth European state President Tinubu has visited since assuming office 11 months ago and his 18th foreign destination.
On three occasions, he has visited Paris, France; London, the United Kingdom; Bissau, Guinea-Bissau (twice); Nairobi, Kenya; Porto Norvo, Benin Republic; New Delhi, India; Abu Dhabi and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates; New York, the United States of America; Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Berlin, Germany; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Dakar, Senegal and Doha, Qatar.