President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan visited London for a meeting of Nigeria’s Honorary International Investors’ Council. He is said to  be indisposed and was not physically present at the opening of the meeting today.

His Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Dr. Reuben Abati disclosed this in a statement he issued yesterday in Abuja.

 Jonathan had already been examined by competent medical practitioners and advised to rest for a few days.

"The Presidency wishes to assure all Nigerians that President Jonathan’s condition is nothing serious and that the medical attention he has sought is only precautionary " the statement said.

 The president is billed to preside over a three-day meeting of Nigeria’s Honourary International Investors’ Council in London.

Issues on the agenda of the meeting  include generating long-term affordable finance for Nigeria’s real sector, developing Nigeria’s private equity and venture capital sectors to attract more foreign investments as well as  Nigeria’s information and communications technology master-plan.

The meeting of the council is coordinated by Baroness Lynda Chalker and will also feature a review of Nigeria’s existing investment policies by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Paris-based international organisation dedicated to the promotion of policies that will improve the economic and social well-being of people around the world.

Members of the council include the CEO of the Investment Corporation of Dubai, Mr. Mohammed al Shaibani, a former South African Minister of Public Enterprises, Mr. Alec Erwin, the Vice President of Hewlett-Packard’s Enterprise Group in Europe, Middle-East and Africa, Mr. Olivier Suinat, a former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Shaukat Aziz and the Director of Shell’s International Upstream Business, Mr. Andrew Brown.