BEVERLY HILLS, January 16, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari will tomorrow (Sunday, January 17) embark on a three-day official visit to the United Arab Emirates, UAE, wherein he will lead Nigeria’s delegation to this year’s edition of the World Future Energy Summit in that country.
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 accompany Buhari on the visit that will also see them meet with Nigerian professionals in the UAE before returning to Abuja on Tuesday, January 19.
A statement issued on Saturday by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu disclosed that Buhari will in the course of the visit join the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki Moon, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan of Abu Dhabi and others as a special guest of honour at the summit.
According to the statement, “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.
“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.”
