On Tuesday (today), President Muhammadu Buhari will go to Lisbon, Portugal, for a four-day official visit.
Garba Shehu, the President’s senior special assistant for media and publicity, confirmed this development in a statement.
This occurs two days after President Buhari returned from the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali, Rwanda (CHOGM).
Shehu claims that while in Portugal, President Buhari will meet with his counterpart in official capacity, receive the nation’s highest honor, and be given the “Great Collar of the Order of Prince Henry.”
The two Presidents are anticipated to preside over an expanded bilateral meeting and participate in the signing of a few agreements pertaining to shared concerns.
He will take part in the UN Ocean Conference as well.
The announcement reads, “President Buhari will also pay a visit to the Portuguese Parliament and meet with Antonio Costa, the country’s prime minister, as well as its president, Dr. Augusto Santo Silva.
“The President is set to meet separately with a number of Portuguese Chief Executive Officers and potential investors to Nigeria as well as speak to a forum of Nigerian and Portuguese businessmen during his visit.
President Buhari will also take part in the UN Ocean Conference, which began on June 27 and will last until July 1 in Lisbon.
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) and the Governments of Kenya and Portugal are co-hosting the conference, which aims to hasten the adoption of novel, science-based solutions to problems affecting oceans and the world marine ecosystem.
The leader of Nigeria is also anticipated to interact with the Nigerian population in Portugal about issues that concern them and developments back home.
Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture; Adeniyi Adebayo, Minister of Industry, Trade, and Investment; Sunday Dare, Minister of Youth and Sports; and Isa Pantami, Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, will accompany the President.
Other members of his entourage include Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (retired), Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar, and Honorable Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM).
On Saturday, July 2, Buhari is anticipated to return to Nigeria.
