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From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
The purpose of President Bola Tinubu’s attendance at the upcoming G-20 Summit in New Delhi, India, which is scheduled to take place between September 9 and 10, according to the Presidency, is to urgently attract foreign direct investment to the nation and to make sure that Nigeria can raise private capital from around the world for the development of its public infrastructure.
Speaking to State House correspondents on Friday, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelare, said aside making a statement at the global event, President Tinubu’s administration is also concentrating on engagements that will be dealing with a crucial sectors of the national economy, including steel development, electricity generation, transmission, and distribution, capacity building for shipyards, and several industries that are known to be labour-intensive to ensure that the administration create as many jobs as possible.
He stated that President Tinubu will meet with world leaders and heads of state in addition to industry titans, chief executive officers of some of the most valuable corporations in the world, especially those with Indian roots.
According to Ngelare, President Tinubu will host a CEO roundtable with more than 20 chief executive officers from businesses in a variety of economic sectors to make sure Nigeria takes advantage of their interest in investing in the nation in a way that supports the industrialisation, digitalization, and renewable energy agenda.
The presidential media aide, explained that in addition to the CEOs roundtable, there will be at least five significant meetings with the CEOs of five major industries, including the steel, gold, and power industries, among others, that will have a significant impact on Nigeria’s ability to develop the steel sector.
