The Presidency has disclosed that
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Nigeria on Saturday for the United States
of America.
Recall that we had earlier reported
that President Donald Trump will host his Nigerian counterpart, Buhari in
Washington on April 30 and that the meeting will focus on “fighting terrorism”
and “promoting economic growth.”
In a statement signed on Friday, by the President’s Special Adviser on Media
and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the presidency said Buhari, “will leave Abuja on
28th April 2018, on an official working visit to the United States of America,
on the invitation of President Donald Trump.
“President Buhari will have
bilateral meeting with President Trump and a working lunch on Monday 30th April
2018.
“The meeting is to discuss ways
to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries and to advance
shared priorities, such as: promoting economic growth, fighting terrorism and
other threats to peace and security.
“The meeting will further deepen
the US-Nigeria relationship as the United States considers Nigeria’s economic
growth, security and leadership in Africa to be critical aspects of their
strategic partnership.
“Later in the day, President
Buhari will meet with a group of business persons in agriculture and
agro-processing, dairy and animal husbandry.
“Ahead of the visit by President
Buhari, meetings have been scheduled on 26th and 27th April, 2018, between
senior Nigerian Government officials and executives of major US companies in
the areas of agriculture, aviation and transportation.
“In the area of aviation, the
Nigerian officials will be meeting with Boeing, the largest aircraft
manufacturer in the world, on the National Carrier Project.
“On agriculture, they will meet
with large equipment manufacturers with focus on harvesting and post harvesting
equipment.
“In the area of transportation,
the officials will meet with the GE-led consortium for the implementation of
the interim phase of the narrow gauge rail concession.
“In the interim phase, a
substantive concession agreement will be negotiated and finalized to provide
the consortium the opportunity to invest an estimated $2bn, to modernize the
rail line from Lagos to Kano (Western Line) and from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri
(Eastern Line). During the meeting, the concession framework and the interim
phase framework agreements are expected to be signed.
“The Nigerian officials will also
meet with US-EXIM Bank and the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation to
explore competitive financing arrangements.
“It is noteworthy that in 2017,
Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment and the United
States Department of Commerce signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote
and encourage commercial and investment ties between Nigeria and the United
States, with initial focus on infrastructure, agriculture, digital economy,
investment and regulatory reforms.”
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