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| President Mohammadu Buhari |
President
Mohammadu Buhari leaves Abuja today (Monday) for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea to
holds bilateral discussions on regional security with President Nguema Mbasogo,
which will be climaxed by the signing of an agreement between the two countries on collaborative maritime policing and security patrol on Tuesday.
Imperatively,
the talks would be anchored on security, resource management, investment opportunities
in the Niger Delta and Gulf of Guinea particularly collaborative measures to
combat crimes such as piracy, crude oil theft, attacks on oil rigs, arms
smuggling and human trafficking in the Gulf of Guinea.
Another prominent
issue on the agenda is the rescheduling of the joint summit of the Economic
Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and the Economic Community of Central
African States ECCAS, on additional cooperative measures to curb terrorism and
violent extremism in West and Central Africa.
According to
a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr.
Femi Adesina on Sunday, the summit was billed to hold earlier in 2015 but
postponed following the Nigeria’s general elections.
“Nigeria and
Equatorial Guinea is expected to sign an agreement on Tuesday for the
establishment of a combined maritime policing and security patrol committee
during the visit.
“Both
leaders will also discuss on the rescheduling of the joint summit of the
Economic Community of West African States and the Economic Community of Central
African States, on additional cooperative measures to curb terrorism and
violent extremism in West and Central Africa,’’ Adesina stated.
However, according
to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the President would be accompanied by the
Minister of Defence, Brig.-Gen. Mansur Dan-Ali (rtd.), the National Security
Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.) and other senior security officials,
and is expected back in Abuja on Tuesday.
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