Buhari to travel to Senegal

President Buhari will on Tuesday, January 24, depart Lagos for Senegal where he will attend the 2nd edition of Dakar International Conference on Agriculture.

This was made known in a statement by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity. He said the high-level Dakar 2 Summit hosted by President Macky Sall of Senegal and the Chairperson of the African Union is holding under the theme “Feeding Africa: Food Sovereignty and Resilience” to create favourable conditions toward achieving food security in Africa, is convened jointly by the government of Senegal and the African Development Bank.

The President’s delegation is made up of Ministers and top government officials including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Mahmood Abubakar, National Security Adviser, Mohammed Babagana Monguno and Director-General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.

The president is required to return to the country on Wednesday, 25th January