President Buhari Departs Nigeria for Senegal With Godwin Emefiele, Others
- President Muhammadu Buhari will on Wednesday depart from Nigeria to Dakar, Senegal to participate in a summit
- Topics slated for discussion include: Financing for Recovery and Economic Transformation in Africa among others
- Those that will accompany Buhari to Senegal include Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama; Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed
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President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja this Wednesday, July 6, to participate in the International Development Association (IDA) for Africa Summit in Dakar, Senegal.
According to a statement by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, an institution of the World Bank Group, IDA is deepening its support to drive a resilient recovery for countries hit by the global crises of climate and COVID-19, growing levels of insecurity and more recently, by the impact of the war in Ukraine through its historic $93 billion 20th replenishment cycle (IDA20) which goes into effect between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2025.
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At the High Level event slated for Thursday, July 7 and hosted by President Macky Sall of the Republic of Senegal, President Buhari is expected to join other African leaders in an open Dialogue on Development Challenges and priorities as well as transformational initiatives that will lead to an outcome document, the Dakar Declaration.
This commitment is expected to chart the way forward for the transformation of the economies of these nations in partnership with the World Bank/IDA.
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Topics slated for discussion include: Financing for Recovery and Economic Transformation in Africa; Agriculture, Livestock and Food Security; Human Capital; Digital and Technological Innovation; and Energy Transition and Climate Change.
The president will be accompanied on the trip by the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Geoffery Onyeama; Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed; as well as Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo.
Others on the entourage are: the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele; Director- General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ahmed Rufa’i Abubakar; Director-General, Debt Management Office, Patience Oniha; and the Managing Director of the Bank of Industry, Olukayode Pitan.
Buhari swears in new transportation minister, reshuffles cabinet
Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn-in Mu’azu Sambo as the new minister of transportation.
It was gathered that 11 ministerial positions underwent some reshuffling, as announced during the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Buhari on Wednesday, July 6.
The president also swore in other ministerial nominees already screened and approved by the National Assembly.
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