In the course of the visit, President Buhari
would join the Secretary General of the
United Nations, Mr Ban Ki Moon; Crown
Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan of
Abu Dhabi and other participants as a
special guest of honour at the 2016 edition
of the World Future Energy Summit.
The summit, which is now in its ninth year
of existence, has developed into one of the
world’s most influential events dedicated
to advancing future energy, energy
efficiency and clean technologies.
President Buhari would also lead a team of
his ministers to bilateral talks with the
government of the UAE, after which a
number of agreements between both
countries on economic, trade and bilateral
relations are expected to be signed.
President Buhari was as well scheduled to
meet with leading UAE businessmen who
are interested in Nigeria with a view to
encouraging greater investment inflows to
critical sectors such as power supply, oil,
gas and agriculture.
The President will be accompanied by the
Minister of Power, Works and Housing
Ministers of State for Petroleum, Minister
of Environment, Justice, Trade and
Investment, Minister of Finance, Minister
of Foreign Affairs, as well as the National
Security Adviser.
He would also meet with Nigerian
professionals in the UAE before returning
to Abuja on Tuesday, January 19.
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