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August 26, 2019
PresidentMuhammadu Buhari has arrived in Japan to participate in the Seventh TokyoInternational Conference on African Development, holding in Yokohama fromAugust 28 to 30.
Buharileft Abuja on August 25.
Areport posted by the president’s personal assistant on new media, Alhaji BashirAhmed, at about 1.25 p.m. showed Buhari with Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue andthe Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama.
Anearlier statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media andPublicity, Femi Adesina, said Buhari’s participation in the conference would behis second, having attended TICAD6 in Nairobi, Kenya in August, 2016.
“Withthe theme: `Africa and Yokohama, Sharing Passion for the Future,’ the openingsession of TICAD7 will be performed by the Japanese Prime Minister and host,Shinzo Abe.
Thepresidential aide revealed that Buhari would deliver Nigeria’s statement duringplenary three session when he would appraise Nigeria-Japan relations andtakeaways from TICAD6.