Saturday, 13 June 2015

Buhari departs for AU summit


Buhari departs for AU summit


President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for South Africa on Saturday to attend the 25th African Union Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The President is scheduled to undertake his first continental assignment since resuming office by chairing a meeting of the Peace and Security Committee of the African Union during the summit.

In a press statement signed by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President: Buhari is expected to hold bilateral talks with other African leaders on the sidelines of the summit to consolidate his ongoing drive to secure Nigeria and Neighbouring Countries from Boko Haram.
“President Buhari is due back in Abuja on Tuesday at the conclusion of the summit which will focus mainly on continental peace and security,” Adesina noted.

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