Obama will welcome Buhari to Washington as a ‘symbolic show of confidence’ after Nigeria’s successful democratic transition.
US President, Barack Obama is set to play host to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari on July 20, 2015, the White House has said.
Obama will welcome Buhari to Washington as a ‘symbolic show of confidence’ after Nigeria’s successful democratic transition.
This was disclosed via a statement released by the White House on Thursday, June 25.
“President
Obama will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White
House,” the statement read adding that the visit will show the US’
“support for the Nigerian people following their historic democratic
elections and peaceful transfer of power.”
Buhari
and Obama were both attendees at the recently concluded G7 summit but
it’s not clear if the men had a one-on-one meeting during the summit.
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