President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Ankara, the capital of the Republic of Turkiye on a State Visit.
His plane touched down at exactly 9: 30 pm local time.
He was received on arrival at the Ankara Esenboga Airport by a Turkish government delegation led by the Minister of National Education, Yusuf Tekin. The Charge d’ Affaires at the Nigerian Embassy in Turkey, Ambassador Zayyad Abdul Salam, and other embassy officials were also on hand to welcome him.
The Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun , Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), welcome the President to his hotel.
Also at the hotel reception were the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji – Ojo, Minister of Women Affairs, Imaan Suleiman – Ibrahim; Minister of Innovation, Science and Technology, Kingsley Udeh SAN; Chairman House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson; Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala; and the Director General of National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed.
President Tinubu’s visit is aimed at existing cordial relations between the Nigeria and the Republic of Turkiye and exploring further areas of mutually beneficial partnership.
During the visit, he would hold discussions with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. There will also be the signing of Memoranda of Understanding between the two countries among other engagements.


























