President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja, FCT, Sunday, January 26, 2025, for Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, to participate in the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit slated for January 27-28 this year.
The Summit, hosted by the government of Tanzania in collaboration with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, aims to advance ‘‘Mission 300,’’ an initiative to provide electricity access to 300 million people in Africa by 2030.
Mr. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, who disclosed this development at the weekend, said while in Dar es Salaam, President Tinubu and other African leaders, private sector leaders, development partners, and civil society groups would plan a strategy to accelerate energy access across the continent.
The Summit, Onanuga stated, will provide a platform for sharing knowledge, expertise, and resources to address Africa’s energy challenges.
Discussions will focus on accelerating energy access in underserved regions, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and mobilising private sector investment.
The Presidential aide also noted that on the first day of the summit, at the ministerial level, participating countries, including Nigeria, would present their national energy strategies, termed compacts, detailing their approaches to achieving universal energy access within five years.
On the second day, Heads of State will endorse the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, outlining a unified roadmap for Africa’s progress towards the Mission 300 objectives, the statement noted.
President Tinubu will deliver a national statement reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to achieving universal access to energy and its leadership role in Africa’s energy sector.
He will also highlight Nigeria’s ongoing clean energy initiatives and its strategy to drive integrated energy delivery in the continent.
Accompanying Tinubu to the event include Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, the Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen, and other senior government officials will accompany President Tinubu on the trip.
Onanuga said the President would return to Abuja after the summit
