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PRESIDENT BUHARI HEADS FOR AU SUMMIT IN SOUTH AFRICA

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President
Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja for South Africa today Saturday to attend
the 25th African Union Summit in Johannesburg. President Buhari is scheduled to
undertake his first continental assignment since taking office by chairing a
meeting of the Peace and Security Committee of the African Union during the
summit.
A statement
signed by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi
Adesina, Friday, said the President is also expected to hold bilateral talks
with other African leaders on the sidelines of the summit to consolidate his
ongoing drive to secure Nigeria and neighbouring countries from Boko Haram.

President
Buhari, according to the statement, is due back in Abuja on Tuesday at the
conclusion of the summit which will focus mainly on continental peace and
security.
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