President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting with the German President, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, who is in Nigeria on a three-day state visit.
President Steinmeier arrived the Forecourt of the State House, Abuja, at 11:06am and was recieved by President Tinubu and members of the Executive Council.
On arrival, the German Leader was welcomed with the German Anthem, Deutschland über alles, afterwards the guards of honour mounted by Brigade of guards rendered the Nigerian Anthem and led the visiting leader in inspection of the guard.
Steinmeier was also welcomed with 21 gun salutes by the Brigade of Guards.
A statement by the German Embassy on Monday disclosed that while in Nigeria, President Steinmeier will meet with President Tinubu as well as with the president of the Commission of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), His Excellency Dr. Alieu Omar Touray.
The German President will then proceed to Lagos, where he will engage with business representatives, visit a start-up hub and meet with members of Nigeria’s culture sector and civil society.
Steinmeier will further meet with Dr. Nike Okundaye, popularly known as Mama Nike, of the Nike Art Gallery, and the legendary author and Nobel Laureate for Literature, Prof. Wole Soyinka.
Following the visit of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to Nigeria in October 2023 and the visit of the Nigerian Leader, President Tinubu, to Germany in November 2023, President Steinmeier’s visit to Nigeria is the third exchange between both countries on the level of head of state and government since President Tinubu’s inauguration.
German Embassy in Nigeria said President Steinmeier’s visit, underlines the strength of Nigeria-Germany relations and significantly to mark Germany’s appreciation of Nigeria.