Tinubu vows to proceed on Qatar trip despite rejection of business summit

The Qatari government rejected Mr Tinubu’s proposed visit for a business parley on March 2 and 3.

Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has insisted that President Bola Tinubu will proceed with his planned visit to Qatar, refusing to comment on a Note Verbale, where Qatari authorities communicated their unwillingness to welcome the Nigerian leader on the scheduled date.

Francisca Omayuli, the ministry’s spokesperson, released a statement on Saturday that read, “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms the forthcoming visit by His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the State of Qatar on 2-3 March, as scheduled.”

The foreign affairs minister, Yusuf Tuggar, said Qatar and Nigeria are strong allies with a “long history of friendship and close bilateral relations,” adding that

Mr Tinubu’s upcoming visit to Doha “will help build on this important relationship.”

The ministry, according to Ms Omayuli, was aware that the diplomatic memo expressing Qatar’s unwillingness to host the Nigerian leader had been leaked to the media, but it would not comment on “leaks.”

“The Ministry is aware of the circulation in the media of diplomatic correspondence and wishes to confirm that it will not comment on leaks,” the spokesperson said.

Peoples Gazette had earlier reported that the Qatari government rejected Mr Tinubu’s proposed visit for a business parley on March 2 and 3 because the nation’s commerce minister would be outside the country on the days the Nigerian leader intended to visit.

Qatari authorities in the Note Verbale also stated that they had no signed agreement with Nigeria on investment promotion and protection.

“The embassy has the honour to inform that the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in Qatar apologises that it will not be able to hold a business and investment forum as proposed by the Nigerian side,” the Note Verbale sent by the Qatari government to the Nigerian government on Thursday stated.

OloshoMan:
Dey disgrace himself up and down

OloshoMan:
Dey disgrace himself up and down

Alliswell248:


It's you who lacks comprehension.

The issue is, Tinubu wasn't rejected, but he wanted business men from here to go along with him to meet with those from Qatar. But that won't be possible because Qatar has a program the same period which those from there would be fully occupied with.

Alliswell248:


It's you who lacks comprehension.

The issue is, Tinubu wasn't rejected, but he wanted business men from here to go along with him to meet with those from Qatar. But that won't be possible because Qatar has a program the same period which those from there would be fully occupied with.

Alliswell248:


It's you who lacks comprehension.

The issue is, Tinubu wasn't rejected, but he wanted business men from here to go along with him to meet with those from Qatar. But that won't be possible because Qatar has a program the same period which those from there would be fully occupied with.

Alliswell248:


It's you who lacks comprehension.

The issue is, Tinubu wasn't rejected, but he wanted business men from here to go along with him to meet with those from Qatar. But that won't be possible because Qatar has a program the same period which those from there would be fully occupied with.

Massiveglory:


Get a good full mirror. Stand before it and read the nonsense you put out here to the person you see in the mirror.
Listen to yourself and know if this nonsense makes any sense.

Alliswell248:


I thought you are intelligent.

Keep wailing

OloshoMan:
Dey disgrace himself up and down

Alliswell248:


It's you who lacks comprehension.

The issue is, Tinubu wasn't rejected, but he wanted business men from here to go along with him to meet with those from Qatar. But that won't be possible because Qatar has a program the same period which those from there would be fully occupied with.

Alliswell248:


It's you who lacks comprehension.

The issue is, Tinubu wasn't rejected, but he wanted business men from here to go along with him to meet with those from Qatar. But that won't be possible because Qatar has a program the same period which those from there would be fully occupied with.

MyVILLAGEpeople:
Will this man just stay put in his country and stop disgracing himself up and down.

How many of these foreign heads of states even visit Nigeria ?? None.

Jimmy carter President of the United States visited Nigeria when Obasanjo was head of state in 1978.

Even as a democratically elected President, the Queen of England, Bill Clinton and George Bush jnr visited Nigeria during Obasanjo first tenure. Talk of power and enigmatic attributes of a leader, Obasanjo fits in and this can never happen under his watch.

Massiveglory:

If intelligence is what you represent, i do not want to be intelligent.

Alliswell248:


Keep wailing then....7 more years
Since you lack comprehension, no wonder someone called you an headless mob.

Gbadue people.

Massiveglory:

7 more of ebbinpawa. Your mothers are all over the place screaming and almost crying out blood.
You who is being fed with little is on line with your freee airtel 150mb spitting out .

The next 7 years with this rate of ebbinpawa you will collaspe on the road and be packaged to the next world.
You better pray something happens .