BEVERLY HILLS, April 8, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja in a few hours for an official visit to Britain where he is due to hold discussions on Nigeria – British relations with Prime Minister Mrs. Theresa May, prior to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings scheduled for 18thto 20thApril, 2018, his spokesman said Sunday in a statement.
Garba Shehu said Buhari will also meet the Chief Executive Officer of Royal Dutch Plc, Mr. Ben van Beurden in connection with Shell and other partners’ plan to invest $15b in Nigeria’s oil industry.
“President Buhari is due to renew discussions with the Archbishop of Canterbury, The Most Rev. and Rt. Hon. Justin Welby, a good friend of the President on inter-religious harmony in Nigeria and World-wide.
“Further meetings have also been scheduled for the President to see some prominent British and Nigerians residing in Britain,” Shehu said.
THEWILL however understands that this trip also includes medical consultations with the president’s doctors even though Shehu was mute on it.
Buhari had previously received treatment for an undisclosed ailment in London that kept him out of the shores of Nigeria for more than 90 days last year.
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