Nigeria’s President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, leaves the country on Sunday 12 October, 2025 for the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Level Meeting, in Rome, Italy.
This was disclosed via a State House Press Release signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Saturday 11 October, 2025.
The Meeting is focused on the security crisis in West Africa and will commence on Tuesday 14 October, 2025; Heads of State and Government, Military officials from African countries, alongside others, will converge in Rome to talk about the “evolving security challenges” in West Africa.
The State House Press Release reads: “President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Sunday, October 12, for Rome, the capital of Italy, to participate in the Aqaba Process Heads of State and Government Level Meeting, with special focus on the security crisis in West Africa.
“The meeting, which will begin on October 14, will bring together Heads of State and Government, senior intelligence and military officials from African countries, and representatives of intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations to discuss the evolving security challenges in West Africa.
“The Aqaba Process Meeting is a counter-terrorism initiative launched by King Abdullah II of Jordan in 2015. It is co–chaired by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Italian Government.
“It recognises the complex security challenges confronting West Africa, including the expansion of terrorist networks, the growing crime-terror nexus and the increasing overlap between land-based terrorism in the Sahel and the maritime piracy in the Gulf of Guinea.
“The meeting will discuss ideas on how to coordinate efforts to combat online radicalisation and disrupt digital networks that facilitate terrorist propaganda and recruitment.
“The President will be accompanied by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu–Ojukwu, the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Mohammed Mohammed, and other senior government officials.”
