President Buhari meets with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo shortly before departure to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on 26th May 2022

Buhari meets Osinbajo, departs for AU Extra-ordinary Summit in Malabo

admin May 26, 2022 Lead Story, Local, News Leave a comment 672 Views

President Buhari meets with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo shortly before departure to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea on 26th May 2022

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, May 26, 2022, met with Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) before departing Abuja to participate in the African Union Extra-ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, with special focus on security.

Vice President Osinbajo is participating in the upcoming presidential primaries of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) alongside other aspirants.

The three-day AU Extra-ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government, which will hold from May 26th-28th, will also focus on Humanitarian Challenges in Africa, with related issues on migration, refugees, returnees and Internally Displaced Persons.

At the summit, the African leaders will look at Terrorism and Unconstitutional Change of Government, with attendant spiraling effects on human rights and economies.

President Buhari will join other Heads of State and Government to deliberate on Humanitarian Challenges, Hopes and Challenges in Africa, and participate in adoption of Assembly Declaration on Humanitarian Summit and pledging conference.

On security and governance, the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union will take a united position on Terrorism and Unconstitutional Change of Government and reach agreements on new approaches to stem the tide.

President Buhari will also hold sideline meetings with some leaders during the meeting in Malabo.

Mrs. Aisha Buhari, who is the President of African First Ladies Peace Mission, is accompanying her husband to the African Union meeting.

The President will also be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of Defence, Maj-Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd); Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management & Social Development, Sadiya Umar Farouq; National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd); Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar and Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa.