President Muhammadu Buhari will
on Thursday depart Abuja for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to attend a summit of
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).
Garba Shehu, senior special
assistant to the president on media and publicity, disclosed this in a
statement on Wednesday.
Shehu said the 14th summit of the
OIC billed for Friday would be hosted by Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, king of
Saudi Arabia.
He said Buhari is expected to
address the forum and underscore the need for member countries to unite and
work together to combat common challenges such as terrorism and violent
extremism.
“According to the OIC
secretariat, the summit to be convened under the theme, ‘Makkah al-Mukarramah
Summit: Hand in Hand toward the Future’ seeks to develop a unified stance on
events in the Islamic world,” Shehu said.
“On the margins of the summit,
the Nigerian leader will hold bilateral meetings with world leaders to promote
increased cooperation and collaboration on issues of mutual concern.”
Three governors, Mohammed
Abubakar (Jigawa), Gboyega Oyetola (Osun) and Abubakar Sani Bello (Niger) will
accompany the president, according to the statement.
Also on the president’s
delegation are Mustapha Suleiman, permanent secretary of foreign affairs
ministry; Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar, director-general of National Intelligence
Agency (NIA); Isa Ali Pantami, director-general of National Information
Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and Abdullahi Mukthar, chairman of the
National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON).
Buhari is the third Nigerian
president to attend the OIC conference after the late Umaru Yar’Adua and
Goodluck Jonathan.
The president went on a five-day
trip to Saudi Arabia two weeks ago and returned last Tuesday.
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