Four international leaders have sought to meet with President Bola Tinubu in Paris, France, where he is set to participate in President Emmanuel Macron’s New Global Financial Pact Summit.
According to Dele Alake, Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication, and Strategy, who talked to the media about the summit’s significance on Wednesday.
France, the United States, and Switzerland, among others, have expressed interest in expanding economic collaboration, according to Alake, as President Tinubu attempts to network in order to attract more international investment to the country.
“The President wants to network with international finance corporations, institutions, countries that are well healed that would facilitate or that could facilitate direct foreign investment into Nigeria,” Alake.
He recalled that in the recent past, a lot of international investors exited Nigeria because of the restrictive currency policies, but owing to the recent bold moves taken by the President in the area of the economy, foreign nations and investors have indicated more interest in the affairs of Nigeria in shoring up the country’s economy.
President Tinubu, who is making his first trip out of the country as President, on Tuesday arrived Paris, France for the two-day summit.
He was received at the airport by Ambassador Kayode Laro and other top government officials from the Nigerian Embassy and French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, after the plane touched down at 6:47pm local time.
During his time in Paris, the President, according to Alake, will to join world leaders to review and sign a New Global Financial Pact that places vulnerable countries on a priority list for support and investment, following the devastating impact of climate change, the energy crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic.