US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, has arrived Abuja, the capital of Nigeria in continuation of his tour of three African countries.
Blinken arrived at the presidential complex in a motorcade on Thursday and is expected to have a meeting with Buhari in his office.
The Nigerian leader and US top diplomat are also expected to discuss security issues facing Nigeria especially terrorism in the northern region.
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Blinken will, after the meeting, head to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s office to sign some agreements between the US and Nigeria and also hold a joint press conference with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, before leaving the State House.
The US diplomat is on a three-nation tour of Africa and had first visited Kenya where he called for a ceasefire in Ethiopia’s troubled region.
While in Nigeria, the US Secretary of State is expected to broadly address the COVID-19 pandemic and build back to a more inclusive global economy, combating the climate crisis, revitalizing democracies, and advancing peace and security.
Blinken is expected to sign aid agreements during the meeting with the vice president.
Thereafter, he will address a joint press conference with Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Geoffrey Onyeama.
Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Blinken, who was in Kenya on Wednesday, will leave Abuja for Senegal.
AFRICA DAILY NEWS, NEW YORK
