President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is scheduled to visit Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on March 2–3, despite a leaked document indicating that his offer to visit the Gulf nation was declined.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, announced this in a statement released by the ministry’s spokesperson, Francisca K. Omayuli, on Saturday evening in Abuja.
Tuggar confirmed that President Tinubu will be in Qatar for bilateral talks, refuting rumors that Qatari authorities had turned down Tinubu’s visit offer.
The minister mentioned that the visit will involve high-level bilateral discussions covering a wide range of strategic, diplomatic, and economic issues.
The statement reads: “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms the forthcoming visit by His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the State of Qatar on March 2–3, as scheduled. The visit will include bilateral discussions at the highest level across the a full range of strategic, diplomatic, and economic issues.
“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.
“The Ministry is aware of the circulation in the media of diplomatic correspondence and wishes to confirm that it will not comment on leaks.”
