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Buhari to visit Ghana over Mali crisis

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The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), will on Sunday, May 30 depart Abuja for Accra, Ghana to attend an emergency Extraordinary Summit of the Economic of West African States (ECOWAS), convened to discuss the recent political crisis in Mali.

A statement released by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, said the meeting is at the instance of the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS and President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo.

”Prior to the Extraordinary Summit, the President had met with the Special Envoy and ECOWAS mediator in Mali, former President Goodluck Jonathan, who briefed him on the latest developments in the country following his meeting with key political actors in the West African country.

“As the situation in Mali continues to evolve, Nigeria had condemned the May 24 military coup, the subsequent detention of the president and prime minister by soldiers, and called for the immediate and unconditional release of all civilian officials detained,” the statement in part read

According to Adesina, President Buhari will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Salihi Magashi (retd.), Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Richard Adebayo, and Director-General of National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.

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He is expected back in Abuja at the end of the one-day Summit.

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