President Bola Ahmed Tinubu was on Monday accorded a red-carpet welcome and full military honours by his Brazilian counterpart, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, at the Planalto Palace in Brasília, the seat of the Brazilian presidency.
A colourful guard of honour, meticulously drilled, ushered in the Nigerian leader.
Da Silva formally welcomed Tinubu, exchanged pleasantries, posed for photographs, and introduced his ministers. Tinubu reciprocated by presenting his delegation, largely composed of cabinet ministers.
Tinubu arrived in Brasília, Brazil’s capital city, for a two-day state visit on Monday.
Bayo Onanuga, the president’s special adviser on information and strategy, said Tinubu, who flew in from Los Angeles, United States, was received by senior Brazilian government officials at the Brasília Air Base.
The officials included Ambassador Carlos Sérgio Sobral Duarte, Secretary for Africa and the Middle East and Ambassador Carlos José Areias Moreno Garcete, Ambassador of Brazil to Nigeria,” Onanuga shared in a post on X.
Bianca Ojukwu, Nigeria’s minister of state for foreign affairs, was also at the reception.
“Other ministers, heads of key government agencies, and private sector members, who will participate in a string of bilateral talks and MOU signings, later welcomed President Tinubu to his hotel,” he added.
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