Buhari Leaves Abuja For Paris To Attend Peace Forum

President Muhammadu Buhari leaves Abuja today for Paris, France to attend the maiden edition of the Paris Peace Forum holding from November 11 to 13, 2018, the Presidency has announced.

Organised by the French Government and a number of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), the Forum is based on the “simple idea that international cooperation is key to tackling global challenges and ensuring durable peace.

President Buhari will join the United Nations(UN)Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres and other world leaders in discussing contributions towards global peace while underscoring the imperative of collective action.

While in Paris, President Buhari will also join other world leaders to commemorate the centenary anniversary of the Armistice signed on November 11, 1918 between the Allied Forces and Germany in the forest of Compiegne in France to end the First World War

During his visit to Paris, President Buhari will attend a luncheon hosted by President Emmanuel Macron in honour of visiting heads of delegations. He will also participate in an interactive session with the Nigerian Community in France.

President Buhari will be accompanied to Paris by Governors Aminu Masari, Willie Obiano and Kayode Fayemi of Katsina, Anambra and Ekiti States, respectively.

Others include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami; the National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd); and the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakah

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