Buhari heading to Niger Republic – less than 48 hours after Turkish trip

President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday depart
for Niamey, Republic of Niger, to participate in a
meeting on common currency for the West African
sub-region.

Femi Adesina, spokesman of the president, confirmed
this in a statement issued on Monday.

The trip is coming less than 48 hours after Buhari
returned from a Turkish summit.

“Member countries of the ECOWAS Task Force on
Common Currency are Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana
and Niger,” the statement read.

“The minister of finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun and the
Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele,
will also join the President at the meeting.

“President Buhari will return to Abuja same day after
the meeting.”

TheCable