THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TODAY WELCOMED THE VICE PRESIDENT OF BRAZIL, GERALDO ALCKMIN AND HIS WIFE, MARIA ALCKMIN, WHO ARE IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE SECOND SESSION OF THE NIGERIA-BRAZIL STRATEGIC DIALOGUE MECHANISM, SDM.
ON ARRIVAL AT THE PRESIDENTIAL WING OF NNAMDI AZIKIWE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THE DELEGATION WAS RECEIVED BY DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF TO PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU, SEN. IBRAHIM HADEJIA AND MINISTER OF INDUSTRY, TRADE AND INVESTMENT, JUMOKE ODUWOLE AS WELL AS OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.
IT WAS GATHERED THAT THE HIGH-PROFILE VISIT, REPRESENTS A WATERSHED IN NIGERIA’S SOUTH-SOUTH DIPLOMATIC ENGAGEMENT AND IS EXPECTED TO YIELD SIGNIFICANT POLICY BREAKTHROUGHS ACROSS MULTIPLE SECTORS.
SPEAKING AT A BRIEF RECEPTION AT THE AIRPORT, HADEJIA NOTED THAT BRAZIL’S EXPERTISE IN AGRIBUSINESS, ENERGY TRANSITION, AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT ALIGNS WITH NIGERIA’S TRANSFORMATION PRIORITIES AND THE RENEWED HOPE AGENDA OF PRESIDENT BOLA TINUBU.
