President Muhammadu Buhari is set to embark on a visit to Saudi Arabia where he will use the opportunity to offer special prayers for Nigeria.
The president will begin a weeklong official visit to Saudi Arabia
and Qatar on Monday, and hold a special prayer for Nigeria before
returning to the country.
Femi Adesina, special adviser to the president on media and
publicity, announced the president’s trips in a statement issued in
Abuja on Sunday.
The statement said Ibe Kachikwu, minister of state for petroleum
and group managing director of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC), will accompany the president, who is expected to
hold talks with Saudi authorities on stability in the price of oil.
“Before going on to Doha, the president will also visit Medina
and Mecca to pray for greater peace, prosperity and progress in
Nigeria,” the statement read.
“President Buhari, who will be accompanied by a high-powered
Federal Government delegation, including the Minister of State
(Petroleum) and Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu, will first fly to
Riyadyh for talks on Tuesday with King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and
senior officials of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“Ongoing efforts by Nigeria and other members of the
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to achieve greater
stability in the price of crude oil exports are expected to be high on
the agenda of discussions between President Buhari and the Saudi
Monarch.
“Crude oil prices and market stability will also be on the
front burner when President Buhari goes on to Doha on Saturday for talks
on Sunday with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.”
Adesina said in Qatar, Buhari will meet with top businessmen and seek support for his administration.
“The president is also scheduled to meet with leading Saudi and
Qatari businessmen in Riyadh and Doha, and invite them to support his
administration’s efforts to revamp the Nigerian economy by taking
advantage of the great investment opportunities currently available in
Nigeria’s mining, agriculture, power supply, infrastructure,
transportation, communications and other sectors,” the statement read.
“President Buhari’s other engagements in Saudi Arabia include
meetings with heads of international financial organisations and
multilateral associations.”
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