Magu, NSA others in President’s delegation to Addis AbabaOlalekan Adetayo, AbujaPresident Muhammadu Buhari will on Friday depart for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to participate in the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union. He recalled that on July 4, 2017 during the 29th Session of the AU, African leaders unanimously endorsed Buhari to champion the fight against corruption on the continent. The endorsement, he said, was in recognition of his personal commitment and widely acclaimed anti-graft drive at the domestic level. The presidential spokesman also quoted a July 25, 2017 letter of the President to President Alpha Conde of Guinea, who is also the outgoing AU Chairperson, formally accepting his nomination to lead members of the AU on the crusade against a veritable socio-economic vice that is anti-development. “President Buhari will also hold bilateral meetings with some of his colleagues on issues of common interests.

Source: Punch January 25, 2018 09:45 UTC