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President Muhammadu Buhari will today, Tuesday, July 3, hold bilateral talks with the French president, Mr Emmanuel Macron at the presidential villa, Abuja, by 4.00p.m.
The presidency made this known in a tweet on its Twitter handle.
See tweet:
Preparing for the arrival of French President @EmmanuelMacron, this afternoon. He will be kicking off his Official Visit to #Nigeria with a Meeting with President @MBuhari at the State House #AsoVillaToday
🇳🇬 🇫🇷— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) July 3, 2018
The News Agency of Nigeria [NAN] reports that the French leader would discuss issues bordering on security and terrorism with President Buhari.
Macron had on Monday in Nouakchott during the closing ceremony of the AU Summit met with the Nigerian leader.
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Social commentators believed that Macron would become the first “real president” to enter the club synonymous with marijuana smoke, sexy backup dancers and protest music.
`And he is not a stranger to Nigeria. He trained as a senior civil servant at the French Embassy in Lagos in 2004, seven years after Fela died.
Buhari on Monday night returned to Abuja after attending the 31st Ordinary Session of the African Union (AU) Assembly of Heads of State and Government, in Nouakchott.
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Malam Muhammed Bello, Chief of Staff to the President, Malam Abba Kyari and some government functionaries welcomed the President at the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
President Buhari returned to Abuja last night from AU Summit which held in Mauritania where he had brief encounter with President Emmanuel Macron of France who was also at the summit.
