Buhari To Chair Peace And Security Council Meeting At AU Summit

President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria has arrived in Pretoria, South Africa, for the 25th Summit of the African Union.


The President’s jet touched down at Waterkloof Airforce Base at about 13.17 hours South African time.
He will be chairing a meeting of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union (AU) during the summit.

The Nigerian leader was received on arrival by Nigerian Embassy officials led by the Acting High Commissioner, Mr Martin Kobhan.

President Buhari would be hosted to a dinner by the South African President, Jacob Zuma later this evening.

A statement by the President’s spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, said President Buhari would hold bilateral talks with other African leaders on the sidelines of the summit to consolidate his ongoing drive to secure Nigeria and neighbouring countries from Boko Haram,” the statement read.

President Buhari is due back in Abuja on Tuesday at the conclusion of the summit which will focus mainly on continental peace and security.

Nigeria’s security challenges topped the “wish list” that  President Muhammadu Buhari presented to the G7 industrialised countries in meetings held between him and heads of governments at the summit of the group in Germany.
He participated in the G7 Outreach program for invited heads of government and global institutions.

The Nigerian President had also visited the Presidents of Chad and Niger Republic on his first trip outside the country after his May 29 inauguration. His mission was also to discuss security matters.