Tinubu whose election as the president was upheld by the Presidential Election Petition Court on Wednesday, still faces an uncertain future as his challengers have headed for the Supreme Court.
Nigerian President, Bola Tinubu, has said his trip to India for the G20 summit is to advance democracy in Nigeria and secure “strong alliances” for the country that would enhance development.
Tinubu whose election as the president was upheld by the Presidential Election Petition Court on Wednesday, still faces an uncertain future as his challengers have headed for the Supreme Court.
The former Lagos state governor is attending the G20 summit being hosted by India and on the invitation of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi.
Tinubu who took to his official X account (former Twitter) to share exciting pictures with the Indian Prime Minister, wrote: "Bola Ahmed Tinubu @officialABAT Deep appreciation for Prime Minister @narendramodi for hosting the G20 summit in India and for the invitation.
"As the President of the most populous black nation on earth, I look forward to meeting fellow world leaders and forging strong alliances to secure a brighter future for our great nation, Nigeria – and indeed, the entire African continent.
"I am committed to advancing our renewed 4D foreign policy objectives: Democracy, Development, Demography, and Diaspora. #NigeriaAtG20 #G20Summit #G20India @NGRPresident Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Narendra Modi."
Days ago in same India, SaharaReporters reported how Tinubu said he was once security guard, adding that good education was one reason why he became the country’s president.
A statement released by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President, Media and Publicity, had said Tinubu stated this in his interaction with Nigerians on Thursday.
According to the statement, he had said, “Good education brought me here and I am happy to stand before you here as the President of Nigeria. I started small. I was a security guard. I was a tutor in school. I was a brilliant student. I joined Deloitte and was trained by one of the biggest accounting firms in the world, because of my education.
“When I joined them, I asked them, do you have branches in Nigeria and they said, ‘we have a lot of clients that will take you, if you want to go home.’ That’s how I got to Exxon Mobil and was a very successful accountant, auditor-general, and treasurer, until I joined politics with a can-do attitude.
“You can also do it; do not be despondent in any way. Nigeria is ready to accommodate all. It does not matter which part of Nigeria you are from.”