President Muhammadu Buhari has been invited by the French President Emmanuel Macron to the Africa-France Summit scheduled for June 2020 in France.
Secretary-General, Africa-France Summit, Stephanie Rivoal, disclosed this when she visited the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, on Tuesday in Abuja. She said the summit with the theme “Sustainable Cities” which is to be held in Bordeaux, France was aimed at helping African countries resolve the rural-urban drift among other challenges bedeviling the continent.
She said issues like how to ensure access to power, health, water, and Education will be discussed and also ways to make the rural areas more attractive to the people so as to curb rural-urban drift.
Nigeria is expected to showcase its projects that have been proven to work at the two-day summit for all stakeholders involved in the development of cities.
She said it was the wish of Macron for Nigeria’s president to attend the summit because of the importance of Nigeria in the continent.
Responding Onyeama expressed his appreciation with the invitation and said that Nigeria would love to be part of the summit.
“I am sure that Mr. President will keep the date as it is something he will consider,” the minister said.
