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Photoscene: Buhari goes to Morocco
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday left Abuja, for Marrakech, Morocco to attend the 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), also known as COP-22, in Marrakech, Morocco, holding from November 14-16, 2016.
Those at the airport to see him off included Governors of Plateau State, Simon Lalong; Jigawa Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Senate Deputy Minority Whip Senator Philip Aduda and FCT Minister Muhammad Bello a
President Buhari will also use the trip to rally international support for the clean-up of Ogoniland in the Niger Delta and the resuscitation of the Lake Chad Basin.
While in Marrakech, the President is scheduled to attend the Africa Day Commemoration at COP 22 with the theme, “Moving from Commitments to Action with Intended Nationally Determined Contributions and African Renewable Energy Initiative.”
Photos: Courtesy Presidency
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