President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday embark on a four-day trip to the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, for the 35th Ordinary Session of Assembly of the African Union Heads of State and Government.
This was announced in a statement signed on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.
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“President Buhari will join other African leaders in finding solutions to political, economic and social challenges facing the continent, guided by the theme, Building Resilience in Nutrition and Food Security on the African Continent: Strengthen Agriculture, Accelerate the Human Capital, Social and Economic Development,” Adesina said in the statement.
On the sideline of the AU meetings, President Buhari is expected to hold bilateral meetings with some leaders, with a shared interest in improving trade relations, partnering to tackle security challenges, and maintaining relations with multilateral institutions for sustainable development.
The President will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire; Minister of Agriculture, Mohammed Abubakar; and Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouk.
The National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Monguno and Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar will also join the President at the AU meetings.
