President Muhammadu Buhari is set
to depart Nigeria for Ivory Coast on Tuesday to attend the 5th European
Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit in Abidjan.
According to a statement by Femi
Adesina, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, President Buhari will,
“participate in working sessions on the Summit theme: “Investing in the Youth
for a Sustainable Development,” and on the margins of the Summit, meet with a
number of African Heads of State and their European Union counterparts.
“President Buhari will 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 statement added that the
Nigerian leader will also 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.”
83 Heads of State representing 55
African countries and 28 European countries are slated to attend this
high-level meeting.
Also, delegations from partner
countries, the African Union Commission, the European Union Commission,
regional and international organizations, will also participate at the Summit.
The governors of Akwa Ibom and
Bauchi States and some ministers are among the top government officials that
will accompany President Buhari.
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