Barely 20 days to his inauguration, the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday afternoon jetted out of the country.
Tinubu media aide said left for Europe on a working visit.
Announcing the overseas trip, Tunde Rahman, said Tinubu will use the opportunity of the trip to fine tune the transition plans and programmes and his policy options with some of his key aides without unnecessary pressures and distractions.
The statement reads: “During the visit, the President-elect will engage with investors and other key allies with the goal of marketing investment opportunities in the country and his administration’s readiness to enable a business-friendly climate through policies and regulations.
“Already, meetings with multi-sectoral actors in Europe’s business community including manufacturing, agriculture, tech and energy have been lined up.
“Asíwájú Tinubu hopes to convince them of Nigeria’s readiness to do business under his leadership through mutually-beneficial partnerships premised on jobs creation and skills acquisition.
“Reviving the country’s economy forms a major plank of Tinubu’s Renewed Hope agenda and the meeting is part of his efforts to re-establish Nigeria’s importance in the global economic chain and create empowering opportunities for the country’s huge youth population.”
Before he left, Tinubu met with candidates for Speaker and Deputy Speaker endorsed by the All Progressives Congress(APC) Tajudeen Abbas and Benjamin Kalu, who were presented to him by the Joint Task Team of the House.
He is scheduled to return shortly for preparations for his swearing-in as the 16th President on May 29.
