The President of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari will depart to London from Abuja today for a Summit and for medical attention.
According to a statement by media Adviser Femi Adesina talks about how the President will visit his doctors and after go for a Global Education summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education.
Adesina also revealed that the Meeting was supposed to be held last year but it was called off and President Buhari will be in attendance with the Prime Minister for UK, Mr Boris Johnson and the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta.
The statement wrote:
PRESIDENT BUHARI ATTENDS GLOBAL EDUCATION SUMMIT IN LONDONPresident Muhammadu Buhari will today Monday July 26, 2021, travel to the United Kingdom to participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025.The Summit, which will be co-hosted by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, and the President of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta, will bring together Heads of State and Government as well as stakeholders and youth leaders, and provide a platform for partners to chart a way forward towards transforming education systems in partner countries, through exchange of best practices.It will also offer the opportunity for leaders to make 5-year pledges to support GPE’s work to help transform education systems in up to 90 countries and territories.Deliberations at the Summit will focus on: The Power of Education –A Conversation between Global Champions; Transforming Education for Girls; Financing for Impact and Recovery and; What Now? Priorities for Transforming Education in the Coming Five Years, among others.President Buhari will also hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.After the Summit, the President will spend a few days for an earlier scheduled medical check-up. He is due back by second week of August, 2021.The President will be accompanied by Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of State Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd) and Director General of National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.Femi AdesinaSpecial Adviser to the President(Media & Publicity)July 26, 2021
