Osinbajo Departs Nigeria

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo early Wednesday departed Nigeria for the United States of America to seek support and partnership for the country’s Energy Transition Plan which was launched recently.

This was made known by the VP’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, who also disclosed that Osinbajo will return to Abuja early next week.

The Vice President chaired Nigeria’s Energy Transition Implementation Working Group on the US mission to meet US Vice President, Kamala Harris; US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer Granholm, Secretary of Treasury, Janet Yellen, and President of World Bank Group, David Malpass, among others.

The meeting will start from 1st of September to promote the plan and secure global support from the US government, the private sector, and other development partners.

The ETWG comprises relevant ministers and other top government officials.

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The Vice President is also scheduled to speak on Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan at the Centre for Global Development in Washington DC.

Osinbajo’s delegation to the U.S. will include Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. (Dr.) Zainab Ahmed; Minister of Works and Housing, Raji Babatunde Fashola; Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu; Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi.

Others are Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General/CEO for Sustainable Energy for All, Ms Damilola Ogunbiyi. Nigeria’s Ambassador to the United States, Dr. Uzoma Emenike will also join the delegation.