By King Richard
Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, will depart Abuja, Tuesday, 15 February, 2022, to join European and other African leaders as well as heads of multilateral organisations at the 6th European Union-African Union Summit in Brussels, Belgium.
The Summit, which is sheduled to hold February 17 – 18, 2022, will have participants deliberate on issues currently affecting the world. Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, made this known in a statement earlier today.
Areas of discussion at the summit include: Financing for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth; Climate Change and Energy Transition, Digital and Transport (Connectivity and Infrastructure); Peace, Security and Governance; and Private Sector Support and Economic Integration.
Others are: Education, Culture and Vocational Training, Migration and Mobility; Agriculture and Sustainable Development and Health Systems and Vaccine Production.
President Buhari is expected to use the opportunity of the meeting to have other bilateral engagements.
The President will be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, Minister of State for the Environment, Sharon Ikeazor.
Others include the National Security Adviser, Maj.Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), Director General of the National Intelligence Agency , Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar and the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
Buhari and his entourage are expected back in the country on Saturday.
