President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Tuesday for Aswan, Egypt to participate in a Peace and Development forum.
The theme of the forum is “An Agenda for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa.”
According to a statement from the President’s media aide, Mr. Femi Adesina, the forum is “an initiative to address the interconnections between peace and development in Africa while promoting Africa-led solutions through strengthening policies and practices.”
Expected at the event which holds from December 11 to 12, are heads of state and government, leaders from regional and international organisations, financial institutions, private sector and civil societies as well as scholars, among others.
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The statement noted that “the initiative is being launched by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in his capacity as the Chairman of the African Union (AU) and as an advocate of Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development in Africa – a recurring theme of his tenure as the AU Chairman. It is also grounded in the AU’s Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, and the search for African solutions to African problems.”
Furthermore, the statement disclosed that the forum is expected to end with a Declaration on the theme of the Forum and become an annual event.
The President will be accompanied by Governors Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, Godwin Obaseki of Edo and Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State.
Others are: Minister of Defence, Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd); Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Amb. Zubairu Dada; National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen Babagana Monguno (Rtd); and the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.
President Buhari is expected back in Abuja on Friday, according to the statement.
