President Muhammadu Buhari is leading a Nigerian delegation, including
leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress Bola Ahmed Tinubu to
attend the 5th European Union-African Union summit in Abidjan, Ivory
Coast.
Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina says President Muhammadu Buhari
will attend the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit in
Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Femi Adesina, in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, said the president
would participate in working sessions on the summit theme: “Investing
in the Youth for a Sustainable Development.”
He said that on the margins of the summit, President Muhammadu Buhari would meet with a number of African Heads of State and their EU counterparts.
The presidential aide said the president would use the occasion of
the summit to reiterate Nigeria’s readiness to work with African and
European countries to address the challenges affecting both continents,
such as peace and security.
“The Nigerian leader will attend the official luncheon to be hosted
by the government of Cote d’Ivoire in honour of visiting Heads of State
and Government and other delegations,’’ he added.
According to Adesina, the governors of Akwa Ibom and Bauchi States as
well as some ministers are among the top government officials that will
accompany President Buhari on the trip.
About 83 Heads of State representing 55 African countries and 28 European countries are slated to attend the high-level meeting.
Delegations from partner countries, the African Union Commission, the
European Union Commission, regional and international organisations,
will also participate at the summit.
(NAN)
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