President Muhammadu Buhari will go to the United Kingdom for his routine medical check-up which is expected to last for about fourteen days.
Femi Adesina, the presidential spokesman, who announced this in a statement, on Tuesday, said the president would head for the UK after attending a United Nations event in Kenya.
According to Daily Trust, Adesina stated that the President will depart Abuja Tuesday, 1st March to participate in the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP@50), scheduled for 3rd – 4th March 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya, sequel to an invitation extended to him by his Kenyan counterpart, Uhuru Kenyatta.
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Adesina said President Buhari will be accompanied to the programme in Nairobi by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of State for the Environment, Sharon Ikeazor, National Security Adviser, Maj.Gen Babagana Monguno (rtd), Director General, National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, and the Chief Executive Officer of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
He said President Buhari is expected to deliver the National Statement of the country and participate in High-Level Dialogue Sessions on the Environment at the event, stating that the theme of the Special Session is “Strengthening UNEP For The Implementation Of The Environmental Dimension Of The 2030 Agenda For Sustainable Development.” (Dailytrust)
