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JUST IN: PRESIDENT BUHARI, EFCC BOSS, MAGU, 5 HIGH RANKING MINISTERS…Jet Out Of Nigeria, 72 Hours After Obasanjo’s Bombshell

JUST IN: STRATEGIC!!! President Buhari, EFCC Boss, Magu, 5 High Ranking Ministers, Jet Out Of Nigeria, 72 Hours After Obasanjo’s Bombshell


President Muhammadu Buhari will in few hours depart for Addis Ababa, in Ethiopia, to participate in the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, AU.
This was made known in a Press Statement released by Buhari’s Spokesperson, Femi Adesina, on Thursday.
“This is the first time in the 54-year history of the AU that anti-corruption will be made a theme of the gathering of the Regional Leaders,” the statement said.
”On July 4, 2017, during the 29th Session of the AU, African leaders unanimously endorsed Buhari to champion the fight against corruption on the Continent.
“The endorsement was in recognition of his personal commitment and widely acclaimed anti-graft drive at the domestic level,” Adesina said.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami; the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Danbazau; the Minister of State (Aviation), Hadi Sirika; the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno; and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ibrahim Magu are in the President’s delegation to the Summit.
Apart from anti-corruption, other issues lined for consideration by African Leaders and their delegations include peace and security (transnational terrorism); institutional reforms of the continental body; free movement of persons; climate change; trade; aviation; education; gender and development.
Buhari will also hold bilateral meetings with some of his colleagues on issues of common interests.

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