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#EndSARS Panel – White Paper Unknown To Nigerian Law And Cannot Alter Or Deviate From The Report Of A Judicial Panel Of Inquiry, By Pelumi Olajengbesi Esq.
Let me start by sympathizing with Governor Sanwolu of Lagos State as he makes more error in his political attempt to remain loved by the people of Lagos State. With the election season so close at hand, it is little wonder that Mr. Governor has had his hand full trying to micro-manage the indicting reports of the panel constituted by the Lagos State Government itself while trying not to appear to be undermining the course for justice. But with the Lagos State #ENDSARS Panel and the White Paper Committee Report stirring up a mixed hailstorm of reactions from the professional and lay public, the place of informed opinion on the legalities, technicalities, possibilities and probabilities deriving therefrom has become pertinent.
In sharing my two-cent insight on a discourse that may some-day inform public policy or even legislation on such matters, I want to express the hope that eventual government action is led on by a commitment to doing a form of justice that can be seen and felt; for it is the search for justice that birthed the Judicial Panels of Inquiry.
Without further ado, let it be categorically stated that the concept of white paper now being given premium attention as a precursor to the implementation of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry’s report is unknown to Nigerian Law. It is alien and has no force of law. It is not a document known to have any authority that can be enforced in law and is merely an administrative medium for conveying the decision or position of government on certain issues. Therefore, the White Paper committee setup by the Lagos State Governor lacked the legal capacity to review the report of a panel set up pursuant to the Tribunal of Inquiry Law of Lagos State. The committee lacked the legal competence to review, edit, modify, reject or alter the report of the panel. What we therefore have is just the report of the panel and nothing more before or after it.
The supreme court has opined in Momoh v. Umoru (2011) 15 NWLR (PT. 1270) 217 that the report of a panel of inquiry is valid and could constitutes res judicata in a matter and, when a party is dissatisfied with the report, such a person may approach a High Court for redress. The implication of this is that the law only allow for review of such by a high court and not another committee without the force of law. The only available Avenue to review the report of the Panel is the court of law. Reviewing the findings of a properly constituted panel by an unknown White Paper committee is law turned upside down and akin to taking away the authority of the makers of the report and the report.
For bureaucratic purposes in the context of the Lagos State #EndSars Panel, the necessity of a White Paper may be conceded but only where same solely puts forth action points for the Lagos State government to gazette and execute as a public policy that could go on to pre-empt being legislated on. That is, the sole recommendations of the Lagos #ENDSARS Panel would inform step-by-step actions to be documented in the White Paper to be officially undertaken by the Lagos State Government to remedy the ills taken into account by the Panel and present practical opportunities for redress, restitution or remedy to be made.
The White Paper Committee therefore cannot and should not have tampered with the conclusions or findings that informed the recommendations by the panel. That is, having never sat in receipt of evidences or hearings like the Panel did, the White Paper Committee had no locus in law or convention to question or reject the conclusions or findings of the #ENDSARS Panel. Hence, constituting the White Paper committee was merely a political exercise in time wasting.
Fundamentally, it may be difficult to have a perfect report given that the leaked reports indicated findings that should have been established beyond the scale of a balance of probability. This can only be properly reviewed when the entire original report is in public domain and properly subject to a High Court.
Whereas certain questions are being asked of the legality of the State Panels of Judiciary Inquiry, particularly its constitutionality and terms of reference; it is not the practice of the legal profession to approbate and reprobate. On the face of it, these panels were set up on the behest of the Federal Government by the National Economic Council and, the states constituted the panels pursuant to the various states’ Tribunal of Inquiry Laws. Lawyers, I vouchsafe, only appear before panels whose constituting authority they are sure of.
However, the question about the term of reference which also gives jurisdiction to the panel to inquire into the dealings of the Nigeria Police and Army is debatable safe for the fact that the panel was given further jurisdictional competence by the Military and the Police by their wilful participation in the entire process. Arguments against its constitutionality when its findings do not clearly put government in good light is simply legal mischief and an affront on justice.
For the purpose of legal argument, lets note Per Uwais, CJN’s position in Fawehinmi v Babaginda where he held, inter alia that: “The National Assembly cannot enact a general Law for the establishment of tribunals of inquiry for, and applicable in, the Federation of Nigeria. The power to enact such a Law has become a residual matter for the States in respect of which the Houses of Assembly can legislate for their respective States by virtue of Section 4(7)(a) of the 1999 Constitution. Although, the Tribunals of Inquiry Act is an “existing law,” its application is limited and has no general application”. Thus the omnibus provisions of states’ laws on judicial panels which allow inquiry into any matter that promotes public good clothe the panels with automatic legality.
That said, we must understand that at every point, our laws must seek justice. The very expectation of the common man is justice for the victims which invariably means justice for the rule of law. It is not debatable that citizens should not be subjected to brutalization and undignified treatment in a democratic society as that offends the spirit of human dignity and is tantamount to violation of human rights as enshrined under the law. Consequently, Government is expected to live up to the expectation of justice in the circumstance as anything short of that will not only empowers the perpetrators to continue with the unlawful act but may equally expose the country to further public demonstrations whether now or in the nearest future.
As a concerned individual and public interest lawyer, I must express the hope that the Lagos State Government seize on this opportune moment in history to do right by the public and not jettison the recommendations of its #ENDSARS Panel under any guise. There are greater issues at stake such as the matter of enforcing fundamental human rights and justifying invested public trusts and interest both of which override all political considerations.
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ISWAP Abducts Borno Government Officials
Terrorists working for the Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) have abducted at least five officials of the Borno State Government.
The victims were said to be supervising the construction of Chibok-Damboa road when they were forcefully taken away on Wednesday.
It was gathered that the incident occurred near Wovi, a remote village in Chibok Local Government Area.
A source said one of the abducted staff, a driver, escaped unhurt.
“Yes, it is so sad and we are worried about these latest developments.
“The abduction came as a shocker to us. I can confirm to you that they were abducted this morning,” a top state official told Daily Trust.
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E2%80%99t-give-endsars-panel-members-copies-its-white-paper-our-report Lagos Government Didn’t Give #EndSARS Panel Members Copies Of Its White Paper On Our Report—Adegboruwa
A human rights activist, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), has said the Lagos State Government did not make any copy of its white papers available to the members of the END SARS Judicial Panel.
The panel had submitted its report to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu last week after reviewing the occurrence and confirming that people were killed at the Lekki toll gate by security forces.
The lawyer also lamented that the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, during an interview with AriseTV on Wednesday, tried to cover up many truths in the report.
Adegboruwa stated that the government’s response suggested financial misappropriation by members of the panel.
The senior advocate of Nigeria stated that he served on the panel without collecting money from Lagos State, adding that other members of the panel gave their all.
“There will be no holds barred, since the government itself has opened the doors for public scrutiny of the report and the white papers,” he said.
Adegboruwa disclosed these in a statement titled, ‘#EndSARS Panel Report: The Siege Is Over’ which was made available to SaharaReporters on Wednesday.
The statement read in parts, “Since November 15, 2021, when the reports of the #EndSARS Judicial Panel were submitted to the Lagos State Government, a good number of my colleagues, friends, and admirers prevailed on me to refrain from further public pronouncements on the activities and reports of the panel since the government was studying the said reports.
“Upon the submission of the said reports, lawyers on the payroll of the government and other employees of the government took turns to denigrate the reports, on national television, in paid adverts in newspapers, and on social media.
“Ministers in the cabinet of the Federal Government have also commented on the reports, in some cases calling members of the panel unprintable names and even comparing victims of brutality and human rights abuses to goats and taunting their already traumatized families and friends.
“On November 30, 2021, the government released two separate White Papers, to the general public. The panel was not informed of this action and it was not availed copies of the said White Papers, till this moment.
“The committee that reviewed the reports of the panel and which produced the White Papers was headed by the Honourable Attorney-General of Lagos State.
“On December 1, 2021, the Honourable Attorney-General of Lagos State was a guest on Arise Television, where he took time to discuss the reports of the panel and the contents of the White Papers that his committee produced. The impression was also created that the panel mismanaged funds released to it.
“It has become necessary therefore for me and all other members of the panel to study the White Papers and make appropriate responses thereto.”
The lawyer further said that the report submitted by the panel was based on the proof from witnesses, adding that all defects contained in the White Paper released by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu-led administration would be revealed in the nearest future.
“For the records, the panel relied on the evidence of witnesses and documents tendered before it and the goodwill of the people of Nigeria, throughout its assignment.
“It is painful for me and the panel that the government is creating the wrong impression of financial impropriety as a tool of distraction when the panel had a secretariat that managed all its funds, through the Ministry of Justice.
“Although I served on the panel free of charge without collecting a dime, I know as a fact that other members served sacrificially, giving up their time, families and careers for a whole year.
“At the appropriate time, we will respond to all the inaccuracies, the coverups and the inconsistencies contained in the White Papers released by the government.
“Assuredly, nothing can ever cover the truth. What happened at the Lekki Toll Gate on October 20, 2020, was already in the public domain; those who received the bullets knew what happened and the doctors that treated them knew what happened. The panel reports only confirmed what most Nigerians already knew,” Adegboruwa added.
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South Korea Confirms Omicron Variant, Records 5,000 COVID-19 Infections In One Day
The health authorities in South Korea has announced the presence of Omicron, the new variant of Coronavirus in the country.
It announced on Wednesday that more than 5,000 new Coronavirus infections were recorded in one day for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic.
The Office of Disease Control and Prevention reported four suspected cases of the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus.
Genome sequencing was to be used to determine which variant the patients had been infected with.
It was gathered that most of the 5,123 new infections were reported in Seoul and the country capital.
The total number has however, risen to over 452,000.
So far, more than 80 per cent of the population of about 52 million people have been fully vaccinated.
Meanwhile, a daily record was also reported for intensive care patients with Covid-19.
For the first time, the threshold of 700 was exceeded on Tuesday.
Intensive care beds for Coronavirus patients were almost 80 per cent full nationwide.
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BREAKING: IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu Scheduled For Emergency Hearing On Thursday, Could Be Released On Bail
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu is scheduled for an emergency hearing tomorrow (Thursday) that could lead to his release on bail.
SaharaReporters exclusively learnt on Wednesday that the hearing could open the door for Kanu’s release on bail.
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This was confirmed exclusively to SaharaReporters by the counsel for the Nigerian government in the matter.
It was also learnt from Nigerian government lawyers that the move is in response to the fervent appeals by Igbo leaders for the release of the pro-Biafra agitator.
“Nnamdi Kanu scheduled for an emergency hearing tomorrow that could lead to his release on bail.
“This is in response to Igbo elders’ request for his release,” one of the sources said on Wednesday.
President Muhammadu Buhari had said on Friday, November 19 that he would consider the unconditional release of the IPOB leader as sought by elder statesmen from the South-East.
Buhari had, however, added that such a request was a difficult option to weigh but assured that he would give it a thought.
Buhari said this while receiving a group under the aegis of Highly Respected Igbo Greats, led by First Republic parliamentarian and Minister of Aviation, Mbazulike Amaechi, at State House, Abuja, earlier in November.
Amaechi, a nonagenarian, had described the situation in the South-East as “painful and pathetic,” lamenting that businesses have collapsed, education crumbling, and fear everywhere.
He had pleaded for a political, rather than military solution, requesting that if Kanu was released to him as the only First Republic Minister still alive, “he (Kanu) would no longer say the things he had been saying,” stressing that he could control him, “not because I have anything to do with them (IPOB), but I am highly respected in Igbo land today.”
A Presidential media aide, Femi Adesina, had revealed this in a statement titled, “President Buhari to Igbo Leaders: Your demand for Nnamdi Kanu’s release is heavy. I will consider it.”
However, in his response, Buhari had said, “You’ve made an extremely difficult demand on me as leader of this country. The implication of your request is very serious. In the last six years, since I became President, nobody would say I have confronted or interfered in the work of the Judiciary. God has spared you, and given you a clear head at this age, with very sharp memory. A lot of people half your age are confused already. But the demand you made is heavy. I will consider it.”
Stressing his policy of non-interference with the Judiciary, the President said when Kanu jumped bail, got arrested and was brought back to the country, “I said the best thing was to subject him to the system. Let him make his case in court, instead of giving very negative impressions of the country from the outside. I feel it’s even a favour to give him that opportunity.
The IPOB leader is currently standing trial at the Federal High Court, Abuja for terrorism-related charges.
Kanu was illegally arrested in Kenya and renditioned to Nigeria in June.
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Sanction Police Commissioners, Department Of State Services Officials Supporting Terrorists, Bandits – Christian Association Tells Buhari Over Planned Attacks On Zamfara Churches
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called on the Nigerian government led by President Muhammadu Buhari to issue directives to the police to arraign the bandits and terrorists in their custody.
The nation’s Christian body said this would serve as a deterrent to ravaging Boko Haram insurgents and others assailants in the North.
CAN said failure of the government to do this would make its members resort to self-defence against the marauding criminals spreading their tentacles in northern Nigeria.
All these were contained in a statement by signed its General Secretary, Joseph Daramola.
The statement has alleged that terrorists perpetrating violence in the North-West were either from the North-East or those who were released under the purported rehabilitation programme of Buhari’s government.
CAN said the state police command reportedly confirmed that a threat letter was sent to the Christians in the state asking them to stop worship and to close down churches or risk their violent attacks.
“We also learnt that it was the police that even informed the state chapter of the Association about the threat,” CAN said in a statement.
The statement said, “We know that all kidnappings and other criminalities being perpetrated in the Northwestern part of the country are the handiwork of terrorists who either migrated from the Northeast or those who were released under the purported rehabilitation programme of the Federal government.
“Now that a Federal High Court has labelled those criminals terrorists, we call on the police, the military authorities and other security agencies to rise up to the challenge of the terrorists who have turned kidnappings into the biggest business venture in the geopolitical zone.
“The way and manners by which our security agencies have been handling those criminals are totally unacceptable, reprehensible and unprecedented.
“Criminals are criminals irrespective of their religious, political and ethnic affiliations and they should be treated as just. We also called on the Department of State Security and the Inspector General of Police to Investigate those who are speaking for the terrorists with a view to unmasking their sponsors and beneficiaries of their criminalities.”
CAN said in its recent visit to Sokoto and Kebbi states, and it was alarmed, surprised and shocked by the record that the criminals were killing and kidnapping with impunity in the area as if there was a pact between them and the security agencies.
“Now that both the leaderships of Christianity and Islam in the country are working together on how to stop their criminalities in the Northwest, they are now trying to introduce divisive ways by declaring war against Christians and churches in the zone especially in Zamfara State where they were gradually turning into their strongholds”, CAN said.
The Christian apex body said it has no problem with Islam or with Muslim brothers and sisters but with the handful of fanatics and their financiers who have declared war against Christianity.
“We call on President Muhammadu Buhari to sanction any Commissioner of Police or Zonal Police Commanders and the Director of State Security Services wherever kidnappers operate in the country henceforth.
“This will go a long way in reducing the menace as we are approaching the Yuletide season. We have never had it this bad. We also called on the Federal government to refund all the ransom paid for the release of those who were abducted in the last five years.
“We reiterate our quest for the State Police in order to reduce the security burden on the Federal government-controlled Police. The Police has been overwhelmed with the menace of insecurity in the country.
“President Buhari should also direct the Police to arraign all suspected kidnappers, bandits and terrorists in their custody with a view to stopping those who are perpetrating the atrocities. Failure to do this will force the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) to ask our members to embrace the principle of self-defence wherever the security agencies appeared compromised,” the statement added.
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E2%80%99s-victory-tribunal Anambra Election: 11 Parties, Candidates Challenge Soludo’s Victory At Tribunal
Eleven political parties and their candidates have filed petitions at the Anambra State governorship election petition tribunal challenging the victory of the governor-elect in the just concluded Anambra election.
The parties and candidates are challenging the victory of the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chukwuma Soludo, Daily Post reports.
The petitioners beat the deadline for the expiration of the 21 days stipulated by the Electoral Act for the filing of petitions against the outcome of the Anambra state gubernatorial elections.
The political parties, between Monday and Tuesday, made the last-minute filing of their petitions.
The Secretary of the tribunal, Surajo Gusau, confirmed the candidates and political parties who had filed petitions.
Among the parties are; Andy Uba of the All Progressive Congress (APC) who is calling for a declaration that he won a majority of the valid votes cast in the said election.
The Action Democratic Party (ADP) and its candidate, Prince Adam Ume-Ezeoke, in their petition prayed the tribunal for the nullification of the election because of the Bi-Modal Accreditation Verification System (BVAS) is not in the Electoral Act and the malfunctioning ultimately disenfranchised over 90 per cent of the registered voters.
Also, the candidate of the Accord (A), Godwin Maduka, and his party called for the nullification of the election on the ground of irregularities.
Other parties include; the United Patriots, which petitioned the tribunal on the grounds of wrongful exclusion of the party name from the ballot calling for the nullification of the election as well as the Green Party and the Action People’s Party (APP) among others.
Meanwhile, a three-man panel of Tribunal Judges is expected to arrive in Anambra State soon.
The Special Adviser to the incumbent, Wille Obiano on Political Matters, Ifeatu Obiokoye told journalists that members of the APGA are less worried over the petitions.
He said, “We shall take it as it comes and we are not losing sleep over those petitions and do not lose sight of the game plan of a particular party and petitioner by sponsoring some lesser political parties to go to tribunal and later withdraw from the suits and collapse into their benefactors at the end of the day.
“Our party the All Progressives Grand Alliance won the election and we are prepared to defend our mandate at the tribunal.”
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Kano Government, Police Seal Chamber Of Lawyer Who Represented Ex-Governor, Shekarau-led APC Party Faction
A chamber belonging to Nureini Jimoh, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria who represented former governor, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau-led faction of the All Progressives Congress has been sealed by the Kano State Ministry of Land in conjunction with the police.
The chamber at No.16c Murtala Mohammed Way office was sealed on Wednesday.
The lawyer confirmed the sealing of the building to Daily Nigerian, saying the officials locked out his workers and many other people in the building.
“As I speak to you, I am inside the building with many people trapped in. So we don’t know how to even go out,” he said.
A Federal High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, had on Tuesday sacked the APC Exexcutives loyal to the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.
Delivering a ruling on the reliefs sought by Senator Ibrahim Shekarau, Justice Hamza Muazu, granted all the reliefs sought.
The Shekarau faction is seeking a declaration that the Ganduje-led group did not conduct ward and local government congresses.
Governor Ganduje had earlier declared any other congresses held outside the one conducted under Prince Abdullahi Abbas leadership as illegal.
Although Ganduje insisted that the party had concluded with the nomination of candidates for the congresses under a consensus arrangement, the decision was challenged by the G-7 group under the leadership of Shekarau, who had fronted parallel leadership under the chairmanship of Haruna Ahmadu Danzago.
The candidates produced by Shekarau’s faction had the outcome of the other congresses and sought outright nullification of the process that produced them.
The applicants led by Muntaka Bala Sulyman and others had joined issued with APC, Chairman APC extra ordinary caretaker Committee and Governor of Yobe state, Mai Mala Buni, National secretary of the party, John Akpanudoedehe, the Independent National Electoral Commission, among the nine defendants.
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E2%80%99s-associate-agbele-bought-n13billion-properties-four-months-%E2%80%93 How Ex-Governor Fayose’s Associate, Agbele Bought N1.3billion Properties In Four Months – Witness Tells Court
A prosecution witness, Joanne Tolulope, in the trial of former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has informed a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos State, how an associate of the ex-governor, Abiodun Agbele, bought properties worth N1.3 billion within four months.
Tolulope, who is the eleventh prosecution witness, testified before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on Wednesday in the trial of the former governor over an alleged fraud of N6.9billion filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
Led in evidence by the EFCC lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs, Tolulope informed the court that Agbele bought four charlets from her company, Still Earth Limited, between March and July, 2015.
The witness, who is an in-house counsel for Still Earth Limited stated that the company deals in real estate and also renovates properties to meet the needs and expected standard of their clients.
In her testimony, she stated that sometimes between March and July 2015 that Agbele contacted the company a phone call and requested if there were properties available for sale.
“Incidentally, we had properties for sale. We discussed about Mr. Agbele’s availability to come for inspection. He came sometime in March 2015 to inspect the property and requested for two charlets of 3-bedroom and 4-bedroom respectively and paid N575 million and some fractions for the property.
“Again, in July 2015 he (Agbele) approached us and bought charlets 6 and 9 for N573million and some figures. He also approached us to register the Deed of Assignment in the name of JJ Technical Services,” she said.
An attempt by the EFCC lawyer, Rotimi Jacobs (SAN) to tender the Deed of Assignment as exhibit was resisted by defence lawyer, Ola Olanipekun, (SAN) who raised objection as to the admissibility of the document.
Following the objection, counsel to EFCC informed the court that he would withdraw the document but would tender it later during trial.
The witness further informed the court that the sum of N800million was deposited by De Privateer Limited into account of Still Earth Ltd, and a cash lodgement of N209million from one Taofeek on the instructions of Abiodun Agbele.
She stated that in January 2015, the sum of N105,750,000 was received from Capital Field Investment and Trust Limited, and N39,500,000 was received from Hoss Concept while another N40million was received from De Privateer Limited.
She added that in February 2015, De Privateer Limited paid N200million while the sum of N132,500,000 was paid by a company called Sam Chase.
The judge adjourned to Thursday for continuation of trial.
Embattled former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose is standing trial on charges bordering on N6.9billion fraud.
He was first arraigned on October 22, 2018, before Justice Mojisola Olatoregun, alongside his company, Spotless Investment Ltd, on 11 counts bordering on fraud and money laundering offences.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges and was granted bail on October 24, 2018, in the sum of N50million, with sureties in like sum.
The defendant was subsequently, re-arraigned before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, on July 2, 2019, after the case was withdrawn from Mrs Olatoregun, following EFCC’s petition.
He also pleaded not guilty to the charges and was allowed to continue on the earlier bail granted, while the case was adjourned for trial.
The commission has since opened its case, and is still leading witnesses in evidence.
Fayose was alleged to have received a cash payment of the sum of five million dollars, (about N1.8 billion) from the then Minister of State for Defence, Sen. Musiliu Obanikoro, without going through any financial institution.
Fayose was alleged to have procured De Privateer Ltd and Still Earth Ltd, to retain the aggregate sums of N851million which they reasonably ought to have known formed part of crime proceeds.
Besides, the defendant was alleged to have used the aggregate sums of about N1.6 billion to acquire properties in Lagos and Abuja.
The offences contravenes the provisions of sections 15(1), 15 (2), 15 (3), 16(2)(b), 16 (d), and 18 (c) of the Money Laundering Prohibition Act 2011.
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Junketing Nigerian President, Buhari Jets Out To UAE For Exhibition
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President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday departed the country to attend the Expo 2020 in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Shortly after hosting and meeting South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, Buhari left the nation’s capital, Abuja for the UAE capital.
Expo 2020 Dubai, with the theme, “Connecting minds, creating the future,” creates the environment for Nigeria to join over 190 countries to create true and meaningful partnerships “to build a better future for everyone.”
The Expo will offer another platform for the Nigerian delegation to highlight significant strides in the economy in the last six years as a foundation for making the Nigeria an important destination for foreign direct investment.
Aside touring the Nigerian Pavilion at the Expo on Friday, Nigeria’s National Day, the President will also receive in audience prospective investors.
He will meet with His Highness, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces and Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of the Emirate of Dubai.
On Saturday, President Buhari will be the Special Guest of Honour at the special Trade and Investment Forum themed, “Unveiling Investment Opportunities in Nigeria.”
It is put together to mark Nigeria’s presence at the gathering by the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment.
SaharaReporters had reported that the Nigerian president has been junketing across the world in the last three months.
Buhari in September 2021 travelled to New York, US to participate in the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Then on October 3, President Buhari left for Ethiopia to attend the inauguration of the country’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for a second five-year term in office.
He was also in Saudi Arabia on October 24 for an investment conference organised by the Future Investment Initiative Institute and lesser Hajj in Madinah and Makkah.
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Two days after returning to Nigeria from Saudi Arabia, Buhari left the country for Glasgow to participate in the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
The President however on November 2 secretly abandoned the conference and travelled to London for a medical checkup.
His aircraft, a Gulfstream Aerospace GV-SP (G550) with registration number 5N-FGW and serial number 5310 (Mode-S 0640F2) left the Glasgow International Airport at 10:14 pm (9:14 UK time) and arrived at Stansted Airport, London at 11:11 pm (10:11 pm UK time).
On Tuesday, November 09, Buhari departed London for Paris, France.
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