President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Monday for Nouakchott the Mauritanian capital
to receive the “African Award for Strengthening Peace’’.
According to a statement issued by Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser to The President on Media and Publicity, Buhari is slated to recieved the award on Tuesday.
Adesina said the award is for the President’s leadership role in promoting peace on the continent.
He said the award will be presented to Buhari by the Abu Dhabi Peace Forum.
The forum is said to be an assembly of leaders established in 2014 to pursue new ways to embrace inclusive citizenship, promote lasting peace, and work towards a safer and more sustainable world for everyone.
The statement said President Buhari will participate in the programme of the Third Forum of the African Conference for Peace, where he will deliver a speech on milestones and gains in the African peace process before receiving the award.
Dignitaries expected on the Buhari’s entourage include, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi (retd); National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen. Mohammed Monguno (retd); and Director General of the National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Abubakar.