President Buhari To Travel To Ethiopia For AU Summit

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday leave Abuja for the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, to attend an African Union meeting.

A statement on Wednesday by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, said the President will participate in the 35th Ordinary Session of Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government.

He disclosed that the theme of the meeting is “Building Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security on the African Continent: Strengthen Agriculture, Accelerate the Human Capital, Social and Economic Development.”

Adesina said President Buhari will join other African leaders in finding solutions to political, economic and social challenges facing the continent.

He revealed that on the sideline of the AU meeting, Buhari will hold bilateral meetings with some leaders with a shared interest in improving trade relations, partnering to tackle security challenges, and maintaining relations with multilateral institutions for sustainable development.

Adesina said the President will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of Health Dr Osagie Ehanire; Minister of Agriculture Mohammed Abubakar and Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouk.

He added that the National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno and Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar will also join the President in the AU meeting.