Pres. Buhari departs Nigeria for Portugal on a four-day state visit

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, June 28, jet out to Portugal on a four-day state visit, where he’s expected to meet with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
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The president’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, in a statement said the President will be conferred with the country’s National Honour and decorated with the ‘Great Collar of the Order of Prince Henry’.
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According to Shehu, “The two Presidents are expected to chair an enlarged bilateral meeting and witness the signing of some agreements bordering on issues of mutual concern.
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President Buhari will also visit the Portuguese Parliament and hold discussions with its President, Dr Augusto Santo Silva, as well as the Prime Minister of Portugal, Antonio Costa.
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In the course of the visit, the President is scheduled to address a Forum of Nigerian and Portuguese businessmen and hold separate meetings with select Portuguese Chief Executive Officers and prospective investors to Nigeria.”
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Buhari will also participate in the United Nations Ocean Conference, which began in Lisbon on Monday, June 27, and runs till July 1.