President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to leave Abuja for Suadi Arabia and
Qatar tomorrow to engage officials of both countries in talks for the
stability of oil prices.
The president who would be away for a
week will be accompanied to the journey by a high-powered Federal
Government delegation, including the Minister of State (Petroleum) and
Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
(NNPC), Dr. Ibe Kachikwu.
On Tuesday, president Buhari would fly
to Riyadyh, the Saudi Arabia capital to meet talks with King Salman Bin
Abdulaziz Al Saud and senior officials of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
A
statement by the presidential spokesman, Mr. Femi Adesina on Sunday
stated that the "Ongoing efforts by Nigeria and other members of the
Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to achieve greater
stability in the price of crude oil exports are expected to be high on
the agenda of discussions between President Buhari and the Saudi
Monarch."
Similarly, the statement added that "Crude oil prices
and market stability will also be on the front burner when President
Buhari goes on to Doha on Saturday for talks on Sunday with the Emir of
Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani."
The President is also scheduled to meet with leading Saudi and Qatari businessmen in Riyadh and Doha.
It
is also expected that the meeting with the businessmen would eventually
lead to investments in Nigeria’s mining, agriculture, power supply,
infrastructure, transportation, communications and other sectors
consequent upon an invitation president Buhari would extend to them.
Furthermore,
President Buhari would also hold meetings with heads of international
financial organisations and multilateral associations in Saudi Arabia
even as he will also visit Medina and Mecca to pray for greater peace,
prosperity and progress in Nigeria before going on to Doha.
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