By Chibuike Nwabuko
ABUJA (PRECISE POST) – President Bola Tinubu is set to depart for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on Sunday to attend the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit on January 27-28, 2025.
The summit, hosted by Tanzania in partnership with the African Development Bank Group and the World Bank, aims to drive the “Mission 300” initiative, which seeks to provide electricity access to 300 million people across Africa by 2030.
The summit will bring together African leaders, private sector representatives, development partners, and civil society groups to collaborate on accelerating energy access in Africa. Discussions will focus on key issues such as renewable energy, energy efficiency, and mobilizing private sector investment for Africa’s energy development, the statement signed by the Special Adviser to the President (Information & Strategy), Bayo Onanuga released on his X account on Saturday said.
During the event, participating nations, including Nigeria, will present their national energy strategies, known as “compacts,” outlining their plans to achieve universal energy access within the next five years. On the second day, African heads of state will endorse the Dar es Salaam Energy Declaration, a unified roadmap to achieve the goals of Mission 300.
President Tinubu is expected to deliver a national statement reaffirming Nigeria’s commitment to universal energy access and its leadership role in advancing Africa’s energy agenda. He will also showcase Nigeria’s ongoing clean energy initiatives and the country’s strategy for integrated energy delivery across the continent.
The President will be accompanied by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu; Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu; Special Adviser to the President on Energy, Olu Verheijen; and other senior officials. After the summit, President Tinubu will return to Abuja.
