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President Bola Tinubu returned to the country on Saturday after attending the Aqaba Process Heads of State Meeting in Rome, Italy.
The Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed his principal’s return to the country in a statement on Saturday in Abuja.
The Aqaba Process, launched in 2015 by King Abdullah II of Jordan, aims to strengthen global cooperation against terrorism and violent extremism.
Co-chaired by Jordan and Italy, the initiative fosters security collaboration through strategic dialogue among nations.
The Rome edition, held on Wednesday, focused on boosting international efforts, particularly in combating terrorism in West Africa.
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World leaders who attended the high-level summit include King Abdullah II of Jordan, Italian Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, and the Presidents of Nigeria, Chad, Togo, Paraguay, and Sierra Leone.
Also present were Azouz Nasri, President of Algeria’s Upper House, along with delegations from Côte d’Ivoire, Kazakhstan, Mauritania, Senegal, and Uzbekistan.
On the sidelines, Tinubu held bilateral talks with the Italian Prime Minister and the United States President, Donald Trump’s special adviser on Arab-African affairs, Massad Boulos.
He also met with the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, to discuss religious harmony and national unity.
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