President Buhari To Leave For Kenya, Ethiopia Today

President Muhammadu Buhari will on
Wednesday embark on a three-day state visit to
Kenya.
The Special Adviser to the President on
Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, said this
in a statement.
Adesina said on arrival in Kenya, Buhari would
join his host, President Uhuru Kenyatta and
other dignitaries at a memorial service for
Kenyan soldiers who were killed by Al-Shabaab
in Somalia on January 15. He said after the
memorial service in Eldoret, Buhari would
proceed to Nairobi for bilateral talks on
Thursday with Kenyan Government officials led
by President Kenyatta.
Adesina said before the conclusion of his visit,
Buhari and Kenyatta would jointly preside over
a Kenya-Nigeria Business Forum in Nairobi. He
said President Buhari’s entourage to Kenya
would include the Ministers of Foreign Affairs,
Finance, and Industry, Trade and Investment.
The presidential spokesman said at the
conclusion of the visit to Kenya on Friday,
Buhari would proceed to Addis Ababa for the
26th Summit of African Union Heads of State
and Government. He said President Buhari
would also participate in a meeting of the
African Union’s Peace and Security Council
before returning to Abuja on January 31.