Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived at the Joint Base Andrews Airport, Washington.Personal Assistant to President Buhari on new media, Bashir Ahmad, made this known on Sunday afternoon.
Buhari jetted out of Nigeria through Abuja on Saturday on an official working visit to the United States of America, on the invitation of President Trump.
President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said Buhari while in America would hold bilateral meeting with President Trump and a working lunch on April 30.
According to Adesina, the meeting is to discuss ways to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries.
He said the meeting would also advance shared priorities, such as: promoting economic growth, fighting terrorism and other threats to peace and security.
“The meeting will further deepen the US-Nigeria relationship as the United States considers Nigeria’s economic growth, security and leadership in Africa to be critical aspects of their strategic partnership.
“Later in the day, President Buhari will meet with a group of business persons in agriculture and agro-processing, dairy and animal husbandry,’’ he added.
He said that ahead of the visit by the President, meetings had been scheduled between senior Nigerian Government officials and executives of major US companies in the areas of agriculture, aviation and transportation.
He said that in the area of aviation, the Nigerian officials would be meeting with Boeing, the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world, on the National Carrier Project.
The presidential aide said: “On agriculture, they will meet with large equipment manufacturers with focus on harvesting and post harvesting equipment.
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