Days to 2023 Elections, Buhari Leaves Nigeria, Destination Revealed
- President Muhammadu is one of the African leaders to attend the African Union (AU) summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- The presidency in a statement shared on Facebook disclosed that Buhari would depart Abuja for Ethiopia on Thursday, February 16
- It was gathered that the AU summit is themed Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation
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Abuja - President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to attend the 36th ordinary session of the assembly of the African Union (AU).
In a statement released by the presidency on Thursday, February 16, it was disclosed that Buhari would depart Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Source: Facebook
The theme of the AU Summit is “Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area (#AfCFTA) Implementation”, The Cable reports.
The president is also expected to take part in three high-level meetings on peace and security, climate change and the political situation in some parts of West Africa, The Nation adds.
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In a statement released by a presidential media aide, Garba Shehu, it was gathered that the first meeting which is the Peace and Security Council (PSC) meeting of Heads of State and Government on the situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (AUPSC High Level AU), is to be chaired by the president of South Africa, Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as the chair of the council.
Second is the meeting of the Committee of the Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC), currently chaired by the president of Niger Republic.
What Buhari will do on the sidelines of the AU summit
On the sidelines of the meetings, President Buhari will attend an extraordinary summit of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS.
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The Nigerian leader will deliver remarks at these events and present his National Statement at the opening session of the Summit, which brings together leaders from the AU member countries and a number of non-AU countries and international institutions accredited to the AU in Addis Ababa.
President Buhari, who will be accompanied on the trip by some ministers and other top government officials, is expected to return to Abuja on Monday, February 20.
2023: President Buhari discloses his personal plan after leaving office
Having spent close to eight years in office, President Muhammadu Buhari may just be feeling homesick in Aso Rock, Nigeria's seat of power.
The president had even revealed his next port of call at the expiration of his second administration in 2023.
Speaking with members of Jam’iyyatu Ansaridden (Attijaniyya) at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday, December 20, President Buhari said he could not wait to return to Daura (in Katsina), his hometown.
Source: Legit.ng
