President Buhari leaves to US

President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has left Abuja on Saturday, 28 April on an official working visit to the United States of America, on the invitation of President Donald Trump.
Buhari will hold a bilateral meeting with President Trump, and a working lunch, on Monday 30th April 2018, according to a statement by Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina.
“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,” it said.
The statement added that later in the day, Buhari would meet with a group of businesspersons in agriculture and agro-processing, dairy and animal husbandry.
Reports said that ahead of the visit by Buhari, meetings had 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.

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