As part of efforts to secure the cooperation of neighbouring countries
to stamp out Boko Haram and fight cross border crimes, President
Muhammadu Buhari will today visit Cameroun.
A statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity,
Femi Adesina, said the visit to Yaounde, Cameroun is part of the
president’s ongoing effort to build a more effective regional coalition
against Boko Haram.
While in Cameroun, Buhari will hold talks with President Paul Biya and
senior Camerounian government officials on joint measures to curb
terrorism, violent extremism and other cross-border crimes.
Adesina said the talks between Buhari and Biya would focus on the full activation and deployment of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) against Boko Haram.
Adesina said the talks between Buhari and Biya would focus on the full activation and deployment of the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) against Boko Haram.
The task force was established under the auspices of the Lake Chad Basin Commission.
Six states governors namely: Alhaji Mohammed Bindow of Adamawa State,
Mr. Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Samuel Ortom of Benue State,
Alhaji Kashim Shettima of Borno State, Mr. Ben Ayade of Cross River
State and Mr. Darius Ishaku of Taraba State will travel with the
president to Cameroun.
Others on the two-day trip are the Permanent Secretary of the Federal
Ministry of Defence and the Director-General of the National
Intelligence Agency (NIA).
The statement said Buhari would also use the opportunity of his visit to Yauonde to meet with Nigerians living in Cameroun.
The statement read: “The president, who is due back in Abuja on
Thursday, will undertake a one-day trip to Benin Republic on Saturday
for talks with President Boni Yayi to round-off the diplomatic shuttles
to neighbouring countries, which he embarked upon on assumption of
office to strengthen regional cooperation against terrorism and make it
much harder for Boko Haram to operate across national boundaries.”
Meanwhile, media men and women who formed part of the All Progressives
Congress Presidential Campaigns have decided to join the President
Muhammadu Buhari’s media team as volunteers.
This was announced by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on
Media and Publicity, Mr. Garba Shehu vis his twitter handle.
Shehu said the volunteers would compliment the efforts of thee media team in promoting the president’s agenda and programmes.
He said the volunteers on their own chose to support and work with the president.
He said the volunteers on their own chose to support and work with the president.
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