President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday arrived Washington DC ahead of his 4-day working visit to the United States.
The presidential aircraft carrying President Buhari and members of his entourage had left the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja on Saturday at about 11.35p.m.
A Presidency twitter handle tagged; @NGRPresident, confirmed the arrival of the President in Washington on Sunday at about4.20p.m(Nigerian time)
President Muhammadu Buhari will left Abuja on Saturday on an official working visit to the United States of America, on the invitation of President Donald Trump.
The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, had on Friday in a statement in Abuja, said Buhari while in America would hold bilateral meeting with President Trump and would later have a working lunch on April 30.
According to Adesina, the meeting is to discuss ways to enhance the strategic partnership between the two countries.
He said the meeting would also advance shared priorities, such as: promoting economic growth, fighting terrorism and other threats to peace and security.
He said that ahead of the visit by the President, meetings had been scheduled on April 26 and 27, between senior Nigerian government officials and executives of major U.S. companies in the areas of agriculture, aviation and transportation.
He said that in the area of aviation, the Nigerian officials would be meeting with Boeing, the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world, on the National Carrier Project.
The presidential aide said: “On agriculture, they will meet with large equipment manufacturers with focus on harvesting and post harvesting equipment.
He further disclosed that Nigerian officials would also meet with US-EXIM Bank and the US Overseas Private Investment Corporation to explore competitive financing arrangements.
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