President Bola Tinubu met with the immediate Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the President of African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina on Tuesday.
Tinubu met with Osinbajo and Adesina during their encounter in Dar es Salaam in Tanzania.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit, where President Tinubu is representing Nigeria.
The Africa Heads of State Energy Summit, hosted by the Tanzanian government in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, aims to advance “Mission 300.” This initiative seeks to provide electricity access to 300 million people in Africa by 2030.
Posting an image of the meeting, an X user, @DeeOneAyekooto wrote: “A former VP of Nigeria and Tinubu’s prominent political mentee Osinbajo meets President Tinubu in Tanzania.”
A few days ago, Tinubu had arrived Dar es Salaam ahead of the Mission 300 Africa Energy Summit, which started yesterday.
Tinubu had arrived at 10.20 p.m. (8.20 p.m. Nigerian time), and was received by Ali Ameir, Tanzania’s Minister of State, Office of the President.
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 their national energy strategies, termed compacts, detailing their approaches to achieving universal energy access within five years.
Welcoming Tinubu to Dar Es Salaam, Adesina had posted: “I was delighted to welcome H.E. President Tinubu @officialABAT to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania for the Africa Energy Summit, organised by the @AfDB_Group and the @WorldBank, with the Government of Tanzania. Thank you very much Mr. President for honouring us.”
