President Buhari arrives Mauritania for AU General Assembly

President Buhari arrives Mauritania for AU General Assembly

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Mauritania for the 31st Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government scheduled for Saturday, June 30 to Monday, July 2.

President Buhari took off from the Katsina Airport where Governor Aminu Masari led other members of the government to wish the president farewell.

President Buhari arrives in Mauritania for AU General Assembly
The president was received by his Mauritanian counterpart on arrival. Photo credit: Bayo Omoboriowo

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The president was received on arrival by his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo (state) and Nigeria's foreign affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama.

Others at the airport were the National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission chairman, Ibrahim Magu.

President Buhari arrives in Mauritania for AU General Assembly
President Buhari being welcomed by a Mauritanian official on arrival. Photo credit: Bayo Omoboriowo

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Meanwhile, the Progressive Youth Caucus (PYC), a coalition of youth groups in the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to act fast in ending the killings in the country, in order to salvage the image of the nation.

In a message signed by its chairman, Comrade Bamidele Olagoke, the PYC urged the president to immediately conduct a review of the security apparatus and architecture in the country, and do away with all non-performing service chiefs and heads of security organization to help bring back Nigeria’s positive perception amongst the international community.

The PYC cited the recent report by Amnesty International and the letter by the United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, as clear indicators that the international community views the security situation in Nigeria as a threat to the sovereignty of the nation.

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Jerrywright Ukwu Jerrywright Ukwu is an Abuja-based senior political/defence correspondent. He is a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos and the International Institute of Journalism in Abuja. He is also a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. He spends his leisure-time reading history books. He can be reached via email at jerrywright39@yahoo.com.