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Buhari returns from Abidjan, prepares to attend another meeting in Jordan

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The Presidency on Thursday announced that President Muhammadu Buhari, who just returned from Abidjan, where he participated at the 5th African Union – European Union (AU-EU) Summit, will again be leaving the country for Jordan to attend a meeting on counter-terrorism fight.

A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said that he will again on December 2-3, 2017, join other Heads of State in Aqaba, Jordan, to review strategies in fighting terrorism, and reinforce joint security structures that will be more proactive in preventing attacks.

The meeting tagged AQABA retreat and to be hosted by His Majesty, King Abdullah II of Jordan, “is expected to be attended by West African Heads of State, representatives of governments of 48 countries and a number of key Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs),” the statement said.

The statement added, “At the meeting, the President is expected to share Nigeria’s experience on terrorism and its spread across West Africa, with a view to soliciting more support for pre-emptive measures that will neutralise the activities of insurgents in the sub-region.

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“The Nigerian leader will also hold bilateral meetings with some Heads of State to strengthen relations.
“President Buhari and his delegation will attend the official dinner to be hosted by King Abdullah II in honour of visiting Heads of State and their delegations.”

Buhari will be accompanied to Jordan by the governors of Kogi, Osun and Niger states; the ministers of Defence, Education, Foreign Affairs; the National Security Adviser, and the Acting Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency.

 

 

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  1. Solomon Afolayan

    November 30, 2017 at 9:57 pm

    Keep flying around, acting as the African best President, while your own roof is linking at home, they have turned your countrymen you rule to slaves in Libya, they thought Libya is their last resort, when they have already measured your government as a failure…they all ran into their brutal deaths in the animal kingdom…Bring the economy back to where you met it if you can’t mend it…bi ebiti ba ko tiko peku, a sa feyin feleyin…

    https://www.eaglesnewsmedia.com/2017/11/stella-damascus-reveals-mental-abuse.html?m=1

    • JOHNSON PETER

      December 1, 2017 at 4:45 am

      What a powerful Yoruba proverb!
      Things especially the economy is dwindling on daily basis

  2. yanju omotodun

    December 1, 2017 at 4:03 am

    Yawo yawo president, he never do you to travel?

  3. Balarabe musa

    December 1, 2017 at 4:31 am

    Allah is great, who knows baba buhari will be having strength to travel and be active this way after being bedridden for months, Aliamudullah!

    • JOHNSON PETER

      December 1, 2017 at 4:44 am

      Truly, it’s surprising but all same, charity begins at home, let him send delegates to represent him and come back home to put things in order.

  4. seyi jelili

    December 1, 2017 at 4:58 am

    It’s normal for a country’s president to travel most times, he is our representatives at international community. So no need to raise issues with his travelling

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