The State of Qatar has lastly accepted to host the enterprise and funding discussion board proposed by President Bola Tinubu throughout his go to to the Arab nation on March 2, 2024.
Qatar made the choice after a leaked memo on Saturday confirmed that Qatar had rejected the proposed funding discussion board.
The nation cited the unavailability of the nation's Minister of Commerce and Business, Mohammed Bin Hamad Al-Thani, as the explanation for the decline.
Additionally, the Qatar Embassy in Abuja had stated that there was no settlement between the Arab nation and Nigeria on the funding discussion board.
It was beforehand reported that the Embassy of the State of Qatar in Abuja said this in a verbal notice dated February 22, 2024 addressed to the Protocol Division of the Ministry of International Affairs in Nigeria.
However within the verbal notice, which was obtained by the ministry on February 23, 2024 and sighted by our correspondent on Saturday, the Ministry of Commerce and Business in Qatar apologized for the rejection of the proposed enterprise go to.
Reacting to the alleged rejection, the Presidency stated the Qatari authorities has not rejected Tinubu.
It defined that the failed funding discussion board between Nigerian and Qatari enterprise communities was simply one among many occasions that preceded the President's state go to to the Gulf nation.
“It’s not right for anybody to insinuate that the Qatari authorities have rejected the Nigerian chief over a enterprise and funding discussion board carefully aligned with the all-important state go to and which President Tinubu will attend as a visitor,” a signed assertion stated. learn by Tinubu's Particular Adviser on Data and Technique, Bayo Onanuga.
However in an sudden twist, the Qatari authorities, in a notice verbale seen by our correspondent on Sunday, confirmed that the enterprise assembly would happen throughout Tinubu's go to to the nation.
The verbal notice, dated Sunday, February 25, 2024, was addressed to the Nigerian Ministry of International Affairs.
The Embassy of Qatar stated: “With regard to the upcoming state go to of HE Bola Ahmed Tinubu, President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, to Qatar from 2 to three March 2024 and on the subject of our notice: Ref: QEA/FA/057/24 dated 22/02/2024, concerning the holding of a enterprise and funding discussion board on the sidelines of Mr. President's go to to Qatar on March 2, 2024.
“The Embassy has the glory to tell that the Qatar Chamber of Commerce will host the above-mentioned occasion on March 3, 2024 as proposed by the Nigerian aspect.”
