President Bola Tinubu will visit Qatar in March 2024 for bilateral discussions as scheduled despite speculations of rejection of visit by authorities of the Asian nation.
Some reports had claimed authorities of the Asian country rejected Tinubu’s offer to visit Qatar.
But Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Saturday by its spokesperson, Francisca Omayuli said Tinubu’s visit will hold as planned.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms the forthcoming visit by His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the State of Qatar on 2-3 March, as scheduled.
The visit will include bilateral discussions at the highest level across a full range of strategic, diplomatic, and economic issues,” she said.
While commenting on the development, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Yusuf Tuggar said: “The Federal Republic of Nigeria and the State of Qatar have a long history of friendship and close bilateral relations. The forthcoming visit to Doha by HE President Tinubu will help build on this important relationship.”
Meanwhile, presidential media aide Bayo Onanuga said the leaked memo claiming Qatar authorities snubbed Tinubu is the handiwork of “mischief makers”.
“The leaked diplomatic paper by mischief makers about an investment forum is not in any way a snub on President Tinubu by the Qatari government,” he said in an earlier statement.
“The Note Verbale is about a private sector-led Business and Investment Forum to be held on the margins of President Bola Tinubu’s State Visit.”
