President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Paris for Durban, South Africa, to attend the 2nd Intra-African Trade Fair (IATF) 2021 which is scheduled to take place on Monday.
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, who confirmed the president’s trip to South Africa, said he would join other African leaders at the Official Opening Ceremony of the IATF 2021 at a special invitation by President Cyril Ramaphosa.
According to Adesina, Buhari would be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar and the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Export Promotion Council, (NEPC), Segun Awolowo.
He stated that the event, holding from November 15 to November 21, was being convened by the African Export-Import Bank (AFREXIM), in collaboration with the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Continental Free Trade Area, (AfCFTA), Secretariat.
He said the theme of the Fair: ‘Building Bridges for a Successful AfCFTA’, was aimed at boosting trade and investment across the African continent.
The President will be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Niyi Adebayo, Director General, National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar and the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Export Promotion Council, Segun Awolowo.
President Buhari is expected back in Nigeria on Tuesday, November 16.
