President Muhammadu Buhari will attend
the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-
AU) Summit in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on
November 28-29, 2017.
The president will participate in
working sessions on the Summit theme:
“Investing in the Youth for a
Sustainable Development,” and on the
margins of the Summit, meet with a
number of African Heads of State and
their European Union counterparts.
Buhari will use the occasion of the
Summit to reiterate Nigeria’s readiness
to work with African and European
countries to address the challenges
affecting both continents, such as peace
and security.
Femi Adesina, special adviser to the
president on media & publicity made
this known on Facebook on Monday,
November 27.
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The Nigerian leader will attend the
official luncheon to be hosted by the
government of Cote d’Ivoire in honour
of visiting Heads of State and
Government and other delegations.
According to the organizers, 83 Heads
of State representing 55 African
countries and 28 European countries
are slated to attend this high-level
meeting.
Delegations from partner countries, the
African Union Commission, the
European Union Commission, regional
and international organizations, will
also participate at the Summit.
The governors of Akwa Ibom and
Bauchi States and some ministers are
among the top government officials that
will accompany President Buhari.