By Abiola Olawale
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has touched down in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to participate in the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU) Heads of State and Government.
It was gathered that the Nigerian president arrived in the late hours of Thursday.
Tinubu was also welcomed into Ethiopia by Eshetu Legesse, the Ethiopian Deputy Chief of Protocol; Amb. Yusuf Tuggar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Amb. Nasir Aminu, the charge d’affaires of the Nigerian embassy in Ethiopia.
This was also contained in a press statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
According to the statement, Tinubu, on arrival to Ethiopia, was briefed by Tuggar about the summit and some diplomatic wins for the country.
At the briefing were Mr Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance; Abubakar Badaru, Minister of Defence; Jumoke Oduwole, the Minister of Trade and Investment; Festus Keyamo, Minister of Aviation; and Muhammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation.
Balarabe Abbas Lawal, Minister of Environment; Doris Uzoka-Anite, Minister of State for Finance; Amb. Mohammed Mohammed, Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency; and Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, the Chief of Naval Staff, also attended the briefing.
Meanwhile, Tinubu, during the AU summit, is expected to deliver a speech at the summit-level meeting of the African Union Peace and Security Council, where discussions will focus on current security challenges on the continent, including the escalation of conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
The president will also participate in meetings on health financing, establishing an Africa Credit Rating Agency, and climate change.
He is expected to return to Abuja on Monday.
