President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday arrived Washington DC ahead of his four-day working visit to the United States. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the presidential aircraft carrying Mr Buhari and members of his entourage had left the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Saturday at about 11.35 p.m.
A Presidency twitter handle tagged; @NGRPresident, confirmed the arrival of the President in Washington on Sunday at about 4.20p.m (Nigerian time) It said “President Muhammadu Buhari arrived Washington DC ahead of his working visit to the United States. “He will meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on Monday.’’
Mr Buhari left Abuja on Saturday on an official working visit to the United States of America, on the invitation of President Donald Trump. The president’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, had on Friday in a statement in Abuja, said Mr Buhari while in America would hold bilateral meeting with President Trump and would later have a working lunch on April 30.
According to Mr Adesina, the meeting is to discuss ways to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries.
He said the meeting would also 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.
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