President Muhammadu Buhari will depart the country on Tuesday to join other African leaders and heads of multilateral organisations for the sixth European Union-African Union (EU-AU) summit in Brussels, Belgium. The summit, which holds February 17 and 18, 2022, will have the participants deliberate on themes currently affecting the world. According to a statement by Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, such areas of discussion will include Financing for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth; Climate Change and Energy Transition, Digital and Transport (Connectivity and Infrastructure); Peace, Security, and Governance; and Private Sector Support and Economic Integration.
“Others are: Education, Culture and Vocational Training, Migration and Mobility; Agriculture and Sustainable Development and Health Systems and Vaccine Production.
“The Nigerian leader will use the opportunity of the meeting to have other bilateral engagements,” the statement reads.
Mr. President will be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, and Minister of State for the Environment, Sharon Ikeazor.
Others among his entourage include, the National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar and the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
