President Muhammadu Buhari left Abuja on Thursday, May 26, 2022, for the African Union (AU) Extraordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, with a special focus on security.
The three-day summit, according to a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, which will hold between May 26-28, will also focus on humanitarian challenges in Africa, with related issues on migration, refugees, returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
At the summit, the African leaders will look at Terrorism and Unconstitutional Change of Government, with attendant spiralling effects on human rights and economies.
President Muhammadu Buhari will join other Heads of State and Government to deliberate on Humanitarian Challenges, Hopes and Challenges in Africa, and participate in the adoption of Assembly Declaration on Humanitarian Summit and pledging conference.
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Thursday, May 26, 2022, for the African Union (AU) Extraordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, with a special focus on security.
The three-day summit, according to a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, which will take place between May 26-28, will also focus on humanitarian challenges in Africa, with related issues on migration, refugees, returnees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs).
At the summit, the African leaders will look at Terrorism and Unconstitutional Change of Government, with attendant spiralling effects on human rights and economies.
President Muhammadu Buhari will join other Heads of State and Government to deliberate on Humanitarian Challenges, Hopes and Challenges in Africa, and participate in the adoption of the 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.
President Muhammadu Buhari will also have sideline meetings with some leaders during the meeting in Malabo.
Mrs Aisha Buhari, who is the President of African First Ladies Peace Mission, is going with her husband to the African Union meeting.
The President will also be 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.