President Muhammadu Buhari will leave for Saudi Arabia tomorrow, where he will, among other things, performed the lesser hajj, known as Umrah. It is part of his one week-long official engagements in both the Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
According to a statement by the special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, during the performance of Umrah, the President is expected to be in Medina and Mecca to pray for greater peace, prosperity and progress in Nigeria.
The statement said that Buhari Buhari will be accompanied by a high-powered Federal Government delegation, including the Minister of State (Petroleum) and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu.
It said that the delegation would first be in Riyadyh to meet with King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and senior officials of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the issue of the ongoing efforts by Nigeria and other members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to achieve greater stability in the price of crude oil exports.
It said that crude oil prices and market stability will also be on the front burner when President Buhari goes on to Doha on Saturday to talk with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
“The President is also scheduled to meet with leading Saudi and Qatari businessmen in Riyadh and Doha, and invite them to support his administration’s efforts to revamp the Nigerian economy by taking advantage of the great investment opportunities currently available in Nigeria’s mining, agriculture, power supply, infrastructure, transportation, communications and other sectors.
“President Buhari’s other engagements in Saudi Arabia include meetings with heads of international financial organisations and multilateral associations.” [myad]
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