Buhari Jets To Ghana For Gulf Of Guinea Summit

President Muhammadu Buhari will jet out to Ghana on Tuesday to participate in the third extraordinary session of the assembly of heads of state and government of the Gulf of Guinea Commission.

The meeting is convened by Nana Akuffo-Ado, president of Ghana, and will be held in Accra, the capital of the west African country.

Earlier, presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, disclosed that the president will at the meeting, deliver a keynote address on strategies for strengthening peace and security in the fight against maritime-related crimes in the region.

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The statement reads, “As the immediate past chair of the assembly, President Buhari had championed collective efforts by member states of the region, the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the Gulf of Guinea Commission (GGC), and their partners to address and prevent piracy.

“In June 2019, Nigeria’s national assembly passed the suppression of piracy and other maritime offences act, 2019, (POMO Act) which aims to prevent and suppress piracy, armed robbery, and other unlawful acts against a ship.”

The President will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd); the Director General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ahmed Abubakar, among other government officials.