President Muhammadu Buhari would on Friday travel to Banjul, the capital of The Gambia, to meet with President Yahya Jammeh and the president-elect Adama Barrow to continue dialogue on the political situation in the West African country.
He would be joined by President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf of Liberia and Chairperson of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government; President Ernest Koroma of Sierra Leone, and the immediate past President of Ghana, John Mahama, who is the co-meditator of The Gambian mission.
The President is also scheduled to travel to Bamako, Mali to participate in the 27th Africa–France Summit
The Summit for Partnership, Peace and Emergence, convened by French President Francois Hollande, is aimed at strengthening cooperation between France and African countries in the areas of peace and security, economic partnership and development.
Recognising the role played by France in the successes so far recorded in the implementation of the regional initiative against terrorism, the President would reaffirm Nigeria’s commitment to global efforts on the war against terror and underline the need for improved collaboration to address the menace of terrorism in the region, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina said in a statement yesterday.
The statement said the President would use the opportunity of the summit to underscore the efforts government is making to improve Nigeria’s business environment to attract more foreign direct investment.
The statement said the President would be accompanied by Governors Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State and the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Interior and Defence.
