President Buhari Departs Abuja For Washington On Wednesday

  

President Buhari departs on Wednesday to Washington to participate in the 4th Nuclear Security Summit which opens there on Thursday.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President will join President Barack Obama and about 60 other world leaders and heads of international organisations at the summit.

“At plenary sessions of the summit which is dedicated to reinforcing international commitment to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons, President Buhari will insist that while Nigeria will continue to sustain that commitment, world powers must respect the right of other countries to the peaceful use of nuclear energy for development purposes.

“The President will reaffirm Nigeria’s stance that international efforts to ensure greater security of nuclear materials should maintain a balance between nuclear non-proliferation obligations and the indisputable right of Nigeria and other countries to harness nuclear energy and technology for socio-economic development,” Adesina said.