Less than three days to the All Progressives Congress presidential primary, President Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Mrs Aisha Buhari, have left the country for the African Union (AU) Extra-ordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government at the capital of Equatorial Guinea, Malabo.
According to a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Aisha Buhari who is the President of African First Ladies Peace Mission accompanied her husband, alongside other ministers.
The APC presidential primary has been scheduled for this weekend, Sunday and Monday. The President is expected back in the country on Saturday, May 28th, 2022.
Buhari is accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd); Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management & Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq; National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd); Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar and Chairman, Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
The statement reads, “The three-day summit, which will hold on May 26th-28th, will also focus on Humanitarian Challenges in Africa, with related issues on migration, refugees, returnees and Internally Displaced Persons.
“At the summit, the African leaders will look at Terrorism and Unconstitutional Change of Government, with attendant spiraling effects on human rights and economies.
“President Buhari will join other Heads of State and Government to deliberate on Humanitarian Challenges, Hopes and Challenges in Africa, and participate in adoption of Assembly Declaration on Humanitarian Summit and pledging conference.
“On security and governance, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union will take a united position on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Change of Government, and reach agreements on new approaches to stem the tide.”
