Buhari set to jet out to USA today
President Muhammadu Buhari would depart
Abuja for Washington DC, capital of the United
States of America on Wednesday for the 4th
Nuclear Security Summit.
The president is expected to join President Barack
Obama and about 60 other world leaders and
heads of international organisations for the
summit.
President Buhari would be accompanied on the
journey by the Governor Mohammed Abubakar
of Bauchi State, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of
Kwara State, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr.
Geoffrey Onyeama, the National Security Adviser,
Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.) and the
Director-General of Nigeria’s Nuclear Regulatory
Agency, Professor Lawrence Anikwe Dim.
A statement by the presidential spokesman, Mr.
Femi Adesina stated that “At plenary sessions of
the summit which is dedicated to reinforcing
international commitment to the non-
proliferation of nuclear weapons, President
Buhari will insist that while Nigeria will continue to
sustain that commitment, world powers must
respect the right of other countries to the
peaceful use of nuclear energy for development
purposes.
The President will also “reaffirm Nigeria’s stance
that international efforts to ensure greater
security of nuclear materials should maintain a
balance between nuclear non-proliferation
obligations and the indisputable right of Nigeria
and other countries to harness nuclear energy
and technology for socio-economic development.”
The statement “recalled that at a meeting with
him in Abuja earlier this month, President Buhari
told the Director-General of the International
Atomic Energy Agency, Mr. Yukiya Amano that the
Federal Government will welcome greater
support from the agency for Nigeria’s aspiration
to begin the generation of electricity with nuclear
energy.”
On the sidelines of the meeting, president Buhari
would also hold bilateral meetings with other
participating Heads of Government and high-
ranking United States Government officials. He
would return to Abuja on Sunday upon the
conclusion of his assignment.
Abuja for Washington DC, capital of the United
States of America on Wednesday for the 4th
Nuclear Security Summit.
The president is expected to join President Barack
Obama and about 60 other world leaders and
heads of international organisations for the
summit.
President Buhari would be accompanied on the
journey by the Governor Mohammed Abubakar
of Bauchi State, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of
Kwara State, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr.
Geoffrey Onyeama, the National Security Adviser,
Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.) and the
Director-General of Nigeria’s Nuclear Regulatory
Agency, Professor Lawrence Anikwe Dim.
A statement by the presidential spokesman, Mr.
Femi Adesina stated that “At plenary sessions of
the summit which is dedicated to reinforcing
international commitment to the non-
proliferation of nuclear weapons, President
Buhari will insist that while Nigeria will continue to
sustain that commitment, world powers must
respect the right of other countries to the
peaceful use of nuclear energy for development
purposes.
The President will also “reaffirm Nigeria’s stance
that international efforts to ensure greater
security of nuclear materials should maintain a
balance between nuclear non-proliferation
obligations and the indisputable right of Nigeria
and other countries to harness nuclear energy
and technology for socio-economic development.”
The statement “recalled that at a meeting with
him in Abuja earlier this month, President Buhari
told the Director-General of the International
Atomic Energy Agency, Mr. Yukiya Amano that the
Federal Government will welcome greater
support from the agency for Nigeria’s aspiration
to begin the generation of electricity with nuclear
energy.”
On the sidelines of the meeting, president Buhari
would also hold bilateral meetings with other
participating Heads of Government and high-
ranking United States Government officials. He
would return to Abuja on Sunday upon the
conclusion of his assignment.
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