Tinubu arrives Dar es Salaam for Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit
By Salif Atojoko
President Bola Tinubu has arrived Dar es Salaam in Tanzania to attend the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, which starts on Jan. 27.
The President, who arrived at 10.20 p.m. (8.20 p.m. Nigerian time), was received by the Foreign Minister of Tanzania, Amb. Mahmoud Thabit Kombo, and Chargé d’ Affaires of Nigeria High Commission to Tanzania, Amb.Salisu Suleiman.
The two-day summit is being hosted by the government of Tanzania, the African Union, the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank Group.
On the first day at the ministerial level, participating countries, including Nigeria, will present national energy strategies, termed compacts, detailing their approaches to achieving universal energy access within five years.
On the second day, heads of states will endorse the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, outlining a unified roadmap for Africa’s progress toward the Mission 300 objectives.
President Tinubu will 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 strategy to drive integrated energy delivery on the continent.
Amb. Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Mr Adebayo Adelabu, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Minister of Power, Mr Olu Verheijen, the Special Adviser to the President on Energy and other senior government officials accompanied the president on the trip. (NAN)(www.nannews.ng)
Edited by Hadiza Mohammed-Aliyu
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