President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to leave Abuja for London, tomorrow Monday on an official visit during which time he will hold discussions on Nigeria – British relations with Prime Minister Mrs. Theresa May, ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government (CHOGM) meetings scheduled to hold between April 18 and 20.
A statement today, by the senior special assistant to the President on media and publicity, Malam Garba Shehu said that Buhari will also meet the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Plc, Mr. Ben van Beurden in connection with Shell and other partners’ plan to invest $15 billion in Nigeria’s oil industry.
The statement said that 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.
It said that President Buhari will also 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.”
It said that further meetings have also been scheduled for the President to see some prominent British and Nigerians residing in Britain. [myad]
