By Kolawole Ojebisi
President Bola Tinubu will leave Abuja, Nigeria for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Sunday to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit.
The summit is scheduled to commence on January 27 and end on January 28, a day after it began.
This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Tinubu, Bayo Onanuga on Saturday.
According to Onanuga, the summit, which will be hosted by the Tanzanian government, is in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank.
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Onanuga noted that the summit aims to advance ‘‘Mission 300,’’ an initiative to provide electricity access to 300 million people in Africa by 2030.
“In Dar es Salaam, African leaders, private sector leaders, development partners, and civil society groups will strategise to accelerate energy access across the continent” Onanuga said.
“The summit will provide a platform for sharing knowledge, expertise, and resources to address Africa’s energy challenges.
“Discussions will focus on accelerating energy access in underserved regions, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and mobilising private sector investment.
“On the first day, at the ministerial level, participating countries, including Nigeria, will present their national energy strategies, termed compacts, detailing their approaches to achieving universal energy access within five years,” said the statement.
On the second day, Heads of State will endorse the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, outlining a unified roadmap for Africa’s progress towards the Mission 300 objectives.
“President Tinubu deliver a national statement reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to achieving universal access to energy and its leadership role in Africa’s energy sector.
“He will also highlight Nigeria’s ongoing clean energy initiatives and its strategy to drive integrated energy delivery in the continent.
“Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of Power, Mr Olu Verheijen, the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, and other senior government officials, will accompany Tinubu on the trip,” the statement added.
