Just In: President Buhari jets off to Malabo
– President Buhari is to visit Malabo for a meeting with President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea
– Buhari is to lead a national security team on the trip which would see to the conclusion of a joint policing agreement
– Both presidents are also to reach agreements on collaborative measures to fight piracy, crude oil theft arms smuggling and human trafficking
Emerging reports suggests that President Muhammadu Buhari will be on his way to Malabo on Monday, March 14.
The Nigerian president is to lead a national security team to visit President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea, in view of reaching a final agreement on certain security issues concerning both countries.
According to a statement issued by Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and publicity, the meeting is in continuation of the Federal Government’s efforts to achieve greater security of lives, resources and investments in all parts of Nigeria and its sub-region.
President Buhari is set to visit Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
The statement partly read: “President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Malabo tomorrow for talks with President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea on further measures to protect the people and resources of the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea.
The conclusion and signing of an agreement by Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea for the establishment of a combined maritime policing and security patrol committee on Tuesday is expected to be the major outcome of President Buhari’s talks with his host.
President Buhari and President Mbasogo are also expected to discuss and agree on other collaborative measures to combat crimes such as piracy, crude oil theft, attacks on oil rigs, arms smuggling and human trafficking in the Gulf of Guinea.
Both leaders will also confer on the rescheduling of the joint summit of the Economic Community of West African States and the Economic Community of Central African States on additional cooperative measures to curb terrorism and violent extremism in West and Central Africa.”
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“The summit was to have been hosted by Equatorial Guinea last year but was postponed because of Nigeria’s general elections.
In accordance with the main focus and agenda of the trip, President Buhari will be accompanied by the Minister of Defence, Brig-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali (rtd.), the National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd.) and other senior security officials.
He is scheduled to return to Abuja on Tuesday,” the statement further informs.
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