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After meeting with the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governors on Tuesday in Abuja, Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, in the early hours of Wednesday travelled out of Nigeria for some important meetings in the United States of America (USA).
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that this will be Osinbajo’s first international trip after recovering from the knee surgery he had, following a successful surgical operation and rehabilitation at the Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos.
While in the U.S., VP Osinbajo will lead a federal government (FG) delegation to Washington DC, pitching the recently launched Energy Transition Plan, according to a tweet by Laolu Akande, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Office of the VP.
The meetings, which start on Sept. 1, are to promote the plan and secure global support from the U.S. government, the private sector, and other development partners.
The vice president is also scheduled to speak on Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan at the Centre for Global Development in Washington DC.
“VP Osinbajo leaves Abuja today leading a FG delegation to Washington DC pitching the recently launched Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan. He will be meeting American VP Harris in the White House, World Bank Group President, other top US govt leaders and private sector interests,” Akande tweeted.
Osinbajo is leading Nigeria’s Energy Transition Implementation Working Group (ETWG) on the U.S. mission for meetings.
The ETWG, which is chaired by the vice president, comprises relevant ministers and other top government officials.
Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan, inaugurated the previous week at a global virtual event, is a homegrown, data-backed and multi-pronged strategy developed for the attainment of 2060 net-zero emissions.
Their commitments are in 5 critical sectors — Power, Cooking, Oil and Gas, Transport and Industry.
Nigeria needs 410 billion dollars to deliver the Transition Plan by 2060.
Among other highlights, the plan needs at least 10 billion dollars per annum above business as usual spending for effective implementation.
At the inauguration, the World Bank and a renewable energy organization – Sun Africa, pledged 1.5 billion dolars each, totaling an initial 3 billion dollars investment to support the implementation of Nigeria’s Energy Transition Plan.
Leaving Nigeria this morning to lead a Federal Government delegation to Washington DC to pitch Nigeria’s #EnergyTransition Plan. I will be meeting leadership of the US Government, leadership of the World Bank and private sector players. pic.twitter.com/KRJ79qTRjj
— Prof. Yemi Osinbajo (@ProfOsinbajo) August 31, 2022
TNG reports that the Vice President was discharged from the hospital on July 25 following a successful surgical operation on July 16 and rehabilitation at the Duchess International Hospital, Ikeja, Lagos.
Following the surgery and recovery, Osinbajo only attended official functions virtually. He was first physically present at an official government engagement at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on August 24.
TNG reports that the vice president’s delegation to the U.S. include Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola and Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu.
Others are Minister of Environment, Mohammed Abdullahi, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva and the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General/CEO for Sustainable Energy for All, Damilola Ogunbiyi.
Nigeria’s Ambassador to the U.S., Uzoma Emenike, will also join the delegation.
The vice president will return to Abuja early next week.