JUST IN: 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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