Buhari departs for London‎ Monday

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President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Nigeria for London on Monday for an official visit.

The President will hold discussions on Nigeria – British relations with Prime Minister Mrs Theresa May ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings scheduled for 18th to 20th April, 2018.

According to a statement made available to DAILY POST by the Special Assisitant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, “the President will also meet the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Plc, Ben van Beurden in connection with Shell and other partners’ plan to invest $15b in Nigeria’s oil industry.”

He added, “These investment ventures will lay the foundation for the next 20 years production and domestic gas supply, bringing with it all the attendant benefits both to the economy and the wider society.

“President Buhari is due to renew discussions with the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby, a good friend of the President on inter-religious harmony in Nigeria and World-wide.”

“Further meetings have also been scheduled for the President to see some prominent British and Nigerians residing in Britain,” the statement said.



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