President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Brazil for the 9th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Group of 20 (G20).
Tinubu arrived in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday at 11.03 p.m. local time and met Brazil’s Ministry of External Relations, Ambassador Breno Costa.
Accompanying the president on the trip are Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Idi Mukhtar Maiha, the Minister of Livestock Development, and Hannatu Musawa, the Minister of Art, Tourism, Culture and Creativity.
The Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, and Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Mohammed Mohammed is also part of Tinubu’s entourage.
The 2024 G20 summit is hosted by Brazil’s President Lula da Silva and it has the theme, ‘Building a Just World and a Sustainable Planet’.
The summit will explore three dimensions of sustainable development – economic, social, and environmental – and the reform of global governance.
Rising global temperatures and the principles of the digital economy will also be highlighted.
Also expected to attend the summit are 19 member countries including Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, France, India, and Indonesia.
Other nations are Italy, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Türkiye, the UK, and the US.
Daily Sun
