Buhari Departs Nigeria For UK Monday

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday depart Nigeria for the United Kingdom where he spent over 100 days undergoing treatment last year.

This was announced in a statement on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, who described the visit as official.

During the visit, President Buhari would meet the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, and some persons ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings (CHOGM) slated for April 18-20.

“President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Monday 9th April, 2018 for an official visit to Britain where he is due to hold discussions on Nigeria – British relations with Prime Minister, Mrs. Theresa May, prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings scheduled for 18th to 20th April, 2018,” said the president’s aide.

“The President will also meet the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Plc, Mr. Ben van Beurden in connection with Shell and other partners’ plan to invest $15b in Nigeria’s oil industry.

“These investment ventures will lay the foundation for the next 20 years production and domestic gas supply, bringing with it all the attendant benefits both to the economy and the wider society.

“President Buhari is due to renew discussions with the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby, a good friend of the President on inter-religious harmony in Nigeria and World-wide.

“Further meetings have also been scheduled for the President to see some prominent British and Nigerians residing in Britain.”