Buhari leaves Nigeria for Morocco on Sunday
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday embark
on a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on
Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, disclosed this in a statement made available
to journalists on Saturday. Shehu said the visit, which is at the invitation
of King Mohammed VI, would see the two leaders discuss socio-economic matters
affecting their countries, following prior engagements in December 2016, during
the king’s official visit to Nigeria.
The statement read in part, “In Rabat, discussions
will focus on strengthening existing agreements on the fertilizer industry,
education cooperation, the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project and
establishing a basic chemical platform to harness Nigeria’s vast natural gas
resources and support Morocco’s diammonium phosphate industry.
“It is noteworthy that following the signing of a
collaboration agreement between Nigeria and Morocco in December 2016 to revive
the abandoned Nigerian fertilizer blending plants, 14 plants have been
revitalized so far under the Presidential Fertilizer Initiative; with a total
capacity of 2.3 million MT of NPK fertilizers.
“The President will be accompanied on the trip by
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State
and other senior government officials.”
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