- Muhammadu Buhari accepts invitation to visit the Kingdom of Morocco
- The president is to discuss socio-economic matters affecting Nigeria and Morocco during his visit
- Buhari reveals why he stopped Femi Adesina from replying Obasanjo's letter
President Muhammadu Buhari will begin a two-day working visit to the Kingdom of Morocco on Sunday, June 10.
The president’s senior special assistant on media and publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Saturday, June 9, said the visit was at the invitation of King Mohammed VI of Morocco.
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He said the two leaders would discuss socio-economic matters affecting their countries, following prior engagements in December 2016, during the official visit of the Moroccan leader to Nigeria, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
“In Rabat, discussions will focus on strengthening existing agreements on the fertiliser 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,’’ he said.
The presidential aide recalled that Nigeria and Morocco had in December 2016 signed a collaboration agreement to revive the abandoned Nigerian fertiliser blending plants.
He said that following the signing of the agreement, 14 fertiliser plants had been revitalised so far under the presidential fertiliser initiative with a capacity of 2.3 million metric tonnes of Nitrogen, Phosphorus and Potassium (K) - NPK fertiliser.
Shehu noted that the president would be accompanied on the trip by governors of Ebonyi and Jigawa, Dave Umahi and Alhaji Abubakar Badaru respectively; and other senior government officials.
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Meanwhile, President Buhari says he stopped his special adviser on media and publicity, Femi Adesina, from replying former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s letter against his administration because of Adesina’s age.
The president explained the reasons when members of Buhari Support Organisation visited him at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Friday night.
Buhari explained further that the second reason why he deemed right not to reply the letter was that he and the former president were from the same (military) constituency. He, however, noted that Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed, who “disobeyed’’ him not to reply the letter, did a good job.
He, however, noted that minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, who “disobeyed’’ him not to reply the letter, did a good job.
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Source: Naija.ng
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