President Buhari Flies Out To Ghana On international Duties

• Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari jets off to Ghana for the Gulf of Guinea Commission session in Accra.

• The event was convened by President Nana Akuffo-Addo of Ghana.

• President Buhari according to Femi Adeshina will participate and deliver remarks at a high-level discussion focused on strategies for strengthening peace and security.

EKO HOT BLOG reports that President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria is set to attend the 3rd Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC) in Accra, Ghana.

The event was convened by President Nana Akuffo-Addo of Ghana and is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, April 25, 2023.

 

According to a statement issued on Monday by Femi Adesina, the President’s Media Adviser, President Buhari will participate and deliver remarks at a high-level discussion focused on strategies for strengthening peace and security in the fight against maritime-related crimes in the region.

As the immediate past Chairman of the Assembly, President Buhari had previously championed collective efforts by member states of the region, the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC), and their partners to address and prevent piracy.

In June 2019, Nigeria’s National Assembly passed the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences Act, 2019 (SPOMO Act), which aims to prevent and suppress piracy, armed robbery, and other unlawful acts against ships.

The President will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major-General Babagana Monguno (rtd), and the Director General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, among other government officials.

The summit is expected to draw attention to the challenges facing the Gulf of Guinea region in terms of maritime security, including piracy, illegal fishing, and trafficking.

The discussion will also seek to promote collaboration among member states and the international community towards finding lasting solutions to the security threats.