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Buhari departs Nigeria Monday to receive award in Mauritania
President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to depart Nigeria for Nouakchott on Monday to receive the “African Award for Strengthening Peace’’ in Mauritanian on Tuesday.
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement explained that the award is for the President’s leadership role in promoting peace on the continent.
Adesina disclosed that the award will be presented to President Buhari by the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum, an assembly of leaders established in 2014 to pursue new ways to embrace inclusive citizenship, promote lasting peace, and work towards a safer and more sustainable world for everyone.
According to Adesina, “before receiving the award, President Buhari will participate in the programme of the Third Forum of the African Conference for Peace, where he will deliver a speech on milestones and gains in the African peace process.”
The President is accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd); National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Monguno (retd); and Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Abubakar.
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