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President Muhammadu Buhari will depart for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Friday to participate in the 30th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU).
A statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in Abuja, on Thursday, said that the highlight of the president’s engagements, during the visit would be his address, under the theme: “Winning the Fight against Corruption: A Sustainable Path to Africa’s Transformation.”
According to Adesina, this is the first time in the 54-year history of the AU that anti-corruption will be made a theme of the gathering of the regional leaders.
The statement said that apart from anti-corruption, other issues lined for consideration by African leaders and their delegations include, peace and security (transnational terrorism); institutional reforms of the continental body; free movement of persons; climate change; trade; aviation; education; gender and development.
According to Adesina, Buhari would also hold bilateral meetings with some of his colleagues on issues of common interests.
On the President’s entourage to the summit are the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; the Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Danbazau; the Minister of State (Aviation), Hadi Sirika; the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno; and the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ibrahim Magu.
