President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday presided
over the meeting of federal executive council (FEC) in
the presidential villa, Abuja.
The FEC meeting which started at about 10am, was
attended by the Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Habiba
Lawal, acting secretary to the government of the
federation and cabinet ministers.
The president was scheduled to leave Abuja for Turkey
immediately after the council’s meeting.
Femi Adesina, the president’s special adviser on media
and publicity, said he would participate in the ninth
D-8 Summit in Istanbul, Turkey, on October 20.
Adesina said prior to the summit, Buhari, at the
invitation of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of
Turkey, would be on working visit to Ankara, the
Turkish capital.
He said the President would during the visit have a
private discussion with his Turkish counterpart, while
delegations from both countries would hold
discussions in various fields including defence
cooperation, security, educational and migration
issues.
According to the presidential aide, the Nigerian leader
will also visit the Grand National Assembly of the
Republic of Turkey in Ankara, where he will meet with
the Turkish speaker, Ismail Kahraman.
Adesina said Buhari would also use the occasion to
bolster warm and growing ties across broad range of
areas of cooperation with leaders of the D8-member
countries.
The D8-member countries include Bangladesh, Egypt,
Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Pakistan and Turkey.
TheCable
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