Two days after his return from Kigali in Rwanda, President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday jet out to the capital of Portugal,
Lisbon, on a four-day state visit.
Buhari on Sunday afternoon returned to Abuja after attending the 26th
Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, CHOGM, in the capital
of Rwanda, Kigali.
According to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and
Publicity, Garba Shehu, the President, who will hold official talks with
his Portuguese counterpart will be conferred with the country’s National
Honour and decorated with ‘Great Collar of the Order of Prince Henry.
The two Presidents are expected to chair an enlarged bilateral meeting
and witness the signing of some agreements bordering on issues of
mutual concern.
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.
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.
Buhari will also participate in the United Nations Ocean Conference,
which began in Lisbon on Monday, June 27, and runs till July 1.
The President will return to Abuja on Saturday, July 2.
