
President Muhammaduย Buhari on Friday departed for China accompanied by his wife, Aisha Buhari and one of his daughters.
The presidency had on Thursday released a statement that the president would be attending theย 7th Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation scheduled to hold from September 3 to 4 in Beijing
In the statement signed by Garba Shehu, the presidentโs Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity,ย Buhariโs first engagement in Beijing would be an interactive session with the Nigerian Community in China at the Nigerian Embassy.
Before the formal opening of the FOCAC Summit, he said the President in his capacity as current Chair of ECOWAS, would deliver remarks at the High-Level Dialogue between Chinese and African leaders, business representatives and African entrepreneurs.
He added that the Nigerian President is scheduled to join President Jinping and other African leaders for the opening and roundtable sessions of the 2018 FOCAC Beijing Summit with the theme โTowards an even Stronger China-Africa Community with a Shared Future.โ
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