President Bola Tinubu will on Saturday depart Abuja for a two-day visit to Saint Lucia and Brazil.
The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja.
Onanuga said President Tinubu’s first stop would be Saint Lucia for a state visit aimed at strengthening ties with Caribbean nations and enhancing South-South cooperation.
Following the visit, the President will travel to Brazil to attend the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro.
The statement read: “In Saint Lucia, Tinubu will pay courtesy calls on Governor-General, Cyril Errol Melchiades Charles, and Prime Minister Philip Pierre.
“A major highlight of the visit will be his address to a special joint session of the Saint Lucian Senate and House of Assembly.
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Tinubu will also attend a high-level working luncheon with the Heads of Government of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS).
“The luncheon will explore ways to deepen Nigeria-OECS cooperation in economic partnerships and cultural solidarity.
“President Tinubu will also visit the Sir Arthur Lewis Community College in Castries to boost educational exchange and academic collaboration.
“After his engagements in Saint Lucia, Tinubu will head to Brazil for the BRICS Summit from July 6 to 7.
He will attend at the invitation of Brazilian President Lula da Silva, recognising Nigeria as a BRICS ‘partner country.’
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