Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The successful conclusion of the ongoing military operations against the Boko Haram sect will top the agenda as President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to host some world leaders who would be attending the second Regional Security Summit in Abuja, on Saturday. President Francois Hollande of France, who hosted the first Regional Security
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Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja
The successful conclusion of the ongoing military operations against the Boko Haram sect will top the agenda as President Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to host some world leaders who would be attending the second Regional Security Summit in Abuja, on Saturday.
President Francois Hollande of France, who hosted the first Regional Security Summit in Paris on May 17, 2014, is one of the world leaders expected at the summit.
A statement on Tuesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said the summit was organised in furtherance of the ongoing efforts by the present administration to enhance the security of lives and investments in Nigeria and her neighbouring countries.
Adesina said Buhari and the French President, who is scheduled to arrive Abuja on Friday on an official visit to Nigeria, would be joined at the summit by the Presidents of Cameroon, Niger Republic, Chad and Benin Republic.
He said the United States, Britain, Equatorial Guinea, the European Union, ECOWAS, the Economic Community of Central African States and the Gulf of Guinea Commission would also be represented at the summit.
The statement added, “A speedy resolution of the humanitarian crises caused by the barbaric atrocities of the terrorist group will also feature prominently on the summit’s agenda.
“Before proceeding to the summit, President Buhari will receive President Hollande and the French delegation at the Presidential Villa on Saturday morning.
“It is expected that further agreements on defence and cultural cooperation between Nigeria and France will be concluded and signed after talks between the two Presidents and their officials.”
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