JUST IN: Tinubu in Closed-Door Meeting With China’s FM, Yi, Videos Emerge
- President Bola Ahmed Tinubu receives in audience the visiting Chinese Foreign Affairs minister, H.E Yi, at the State House, Abuja
- Tinubu and Yi had a closed-door meeting alongside others at the Presidential Villa on Thursday, January 9, 2025
- The Chinese minister is the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China
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FCT, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is in a closed-door meeting with the visiting Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E Yi, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
The Chinese minister is in Nigeria on a two-day working visit.
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Yi is a member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
The special assistant to President Tinubu on social media, Olusegun Dada, disclosed this via his X handle (formerly known as Twitter) on Thursday, January 9, 2025.
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Dada shared videos of the Chinese minister having a meeting with Tinubu and some of his cabinet members at the State House, Abuja, the nation's capital.
“President Bola Ahmed Tinubu receives in audience, H.E Yi of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China at the State House, Abuja”
Legit.ng earlier reported that the minister of foreign affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, held a meeting with his Chinese counterpart and members of his delegation at the ministry of foreign affairs in Abuja.
The meeting aims to strengthen bilateral relations between Nigeria and China, with a focus on cooperation in key sectors such as trade, investment, health, technology, and infrastructure development.
In his remarks, Tuggar highlighted some gains of President Tinubu’s recent visit to China.
Nigerians react as Tinubu receives China’s FM, Yi
Depegan of Lagos 🇳🇬🇺🇸 @Mautiin01
"God bless 🇳🇬"
TJ COOL ❤️@AdelabuMustaph2
"Welcome to the Villa"
Joel Afolayan @InspireAA
"God Bless President Bola Tinubu
"God Bless Federal Republic of Nigeria"
Hon.Ab Faj (FlyingAeroBoy)@AbeebFajobi
"Won't the opposition be bothered about china like they are questioning our romance with France 😂😂😂😂😂
"This one we are having with China is marriage o😂😂
OMOLÚWÀBÍ(@Teamgreatnoni) @OmosuleIdowu
China is no longer going to china 🇨🇳, China is in Abuja 😎🥂
President Tinubu travelled out of Nigeria in early September 2024 to attend the China-Africa Cooperation Forum.
This trip, according to the presidency, will mark Tinubu's first official visit to China as part of efforts to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties between Nigeria and the Asian nation.
Tinubu jets out to China after his return from France, where he went for a “brief work stay” visit.
Tinubu: "What I discuss with Chinese president"
President Tinubu announced the signing of five deals with the Chinese, adding that Nigeria has strengthened its bilateral relationship with the two countries.
According to Tinubu, the deals are products of a comprehensive development partnership between Nigeria and China.
Tinubu maintained that the five memorandum of understanding between Nigeria and China cut across joint promotion of the Belt and Road Initiative to the development of NTA.
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