President Muhammadu Buhari will
tomorrow, January 17, embark on a three-day official visit to the United Arab
Emirates (UAE).
In the course of the visit,
President Buhari will join the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban
Ki Moon, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan of Abu Dhabi and other
participants as a special guest of honour at this year’s edition of the World
Future Energy Summit.
According to a statement issued
by his senior special assistant, Media, Mallam Garba Shehu, the Summit which is
now in its ninth year of existence has developed into one of the world’s most
influential events dedicated to advancing future energy, energy efficiency and
clean technologies.
In a move signalling Nigeria’s
reengagement with the Middle-East region, President Buhari will also lead a
team of his ministers to bilateral talks with the government of the UAE.
After the talks, a number of
agreements between both countries on economic, trade and bilateral relations
are expected to be signed.
From the visit, Nigeria also
expects to get more support from the UAE for its war against terrorism and the
recovery of Nigeria’s stolen funds.
He added that, “President Buhari
is also scheduled to meet with leading UAE businessmen who are interested in
Nigeria with a view to encouraging greater investment inflows to critical
sectors such as power supply, oil, gas and agriculture.
The President, who will be
accompanied by the ministers of Power, Works and Housing, Petroleum,
Environment, Justice, Trade and Investment, Finance and Foreign Affairs, as
well as the National Security Adviser, will also meet with Nigerian
professionals in the UAE before returning to Abuja on Tuesday, January 19.
Credit: Leadership
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