Buhari to attend Kenya-Nigeria Business Forum, AU meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari will Wednesday depart Abuja on a three-day state visit where he would attend a Kenya-Nigeria Business Forum, a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina said.

The President has for some weeks now embarked on an investment drive to different countries where he has also signed agreements that would ensure Nigeria’s looted funds are repatriated.

The President is also expected to proceed from Kenya to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to attend the African Union as well as the Union’s Peace and Security Council meeting.

While in Kenya Buhari will join his host, President Uhuru Kenyatta and other dignitaries at a memorial service for Kenyan soldiers who were killed by Al-Shabaab in Somalia on January 15.

The al-Qaeda-linked militant group al-Shabaab had last week executed attacks on Kenyan soldiers serving at the African Union Mission in Somalia (Amisom).

After the memorial service in Eldoret, President Buhari will proceed to Nairobi for bilateral talks on Thursday with Kenyan Government officials led by President Kenyatta.

Before the conclusion of his visit, President Buhari and President Kenyatta will jointly preside over a Kenya-Nigeria Business Forum in Nairobi.

The President’s entourage to Kenya will include the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Industry, Trade and Investment.

At the conclusion of his visit to Kenya on Friday, the President is expected to move on to Addis Ababa for the 26th Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government.

President Buhari will also participate in a meeting of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council before returning to Abuja on Sunday, January 31st.

 

Elizabeth Archibong