President Bola Tinubu departed Yokohama, Japan, on Thursday for the ultra-long-haul flight to Brazil, where he will begin a state visit on August 24.
According to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday night, President Tinubu will have a stopover in Los Angeles, United States, before continuing his journey to Brasilia, the capital of Brazil.
President Tinubu began his two-nation visit on Friday, August 15, when he departed Abuja. He and his entourage had a stopover in Dubai, UAE, and arrived in Yokohama early in the morning on August 18.
After attending the opening ceremony and plenary of the ninth Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD9) on August 20, President Tinubu held some biltaeral meetings, culminating in the meeting with diaspora Nigerians on Thurday night before his departure.