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Buhari to attend Abidjan AU Summit

President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the two-day 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire beginning on Tuesday.

He 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. 

According to a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the president on media and publicity, Femi Adesina in Abuja on Monday, 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. 

He will 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. 

According to the statement, organizers are expecting 83 Heads of State representing 55 African countries and 28 European countries are slated to attend this high-level meeting. 

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.

David Olagunju

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