To attend the African Union Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification and the Extraordinary Session on the African Continental Free Trade Area, President Muhammadu Buhari will go to Niamey, Niger Republic, on Thursday (AfCFTA).
In addition, Buhari will inaugurate the Muhammadu Buhari Boulevard, which has been named in his honor by the government of the Republic of Niger, and attend the launch of the French edition of the book Muhammadu Buhari: The Challenges of Leadership in Nigeria, according to a statement from his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.
The naming of the Boulevard and the publication of the French edition of the book by John Paden, a professor of international studies at George Mason University in northern Virginia, the United States, will take place on Thursday before the AU Summit on Friday, November 25, 2022, according to the statement.
At the African Union Summit on Industrialization and Economic Diversification, which will be held under the subject “Industrializing Africa: Renewed Commitment Toward an Inclusive and Sustainable Industrialization and Economic Diversification,” he is scheduled to make his national statement.
“A Declaration outlining the significance of industrialization and economic change on the continent and how to advance in that area is likely to be adopted at the High-Level Summit, which is being held as part of the annual commemorative events of Africa Industrialization Week.
“The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Organization of African Unity authorized the commemoration of November 20 as Africa Industrialization Day in July 1989 in Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
Meanwhile, it is anticipated that the AFCFTA Extraordinary Session would adopt the Phase II Protocols of the continental free trade area and introduce new operational mechanisms.
“Nigeria has persisted in displaying a high degree of dedication to the complete operationalization of a pan-African free trade area that will establish a single market for products and services, liberalize, and ease the movement of investment and businesspeople throughout the continent.
“On July 7, 2019, Nigeria signed the AfCFTA agreement in Niamey, Niger, marking the beginning of the trade pact’s operational phase and the assembly’s 12th Extraordinary session.
The announcement read, “The nation confirmed its participation in the AfCFTA on November 11, 2020.”
The National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Defense, Major-Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd), the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, and the Minister
On Friday, November 25, the President will come home.
