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President @MBuhari is in Japan, attending #TICAD7 #TICAD2019

#PMBinJapan

Highlights:

The President arrived Japan on Monday August 26, 2019 #PMBinJapan #TICAD7

On Wednesday August 28, 2019, President @MBuhari joined Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, UN Sec. Gen. @antonioguterres, AU Chairperson and President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-sisi, and other African Leaders at the Opening Session and Plenary of #TICAD7 #PMBinJapan

Wed Aug 28, on the sidelines of #TICAD7, President @MBuhari met with President Patrice Talon of Benin to discuss the partial closure of Nigeria’s border with Benin Republic. The limited closure is to enable Nigeria curb smuggling, especially of rice, taking place along the border

Wed Aug 28, on sidelines of #TICAD7, Pres @MBuhari met with Pres @CyrilRamaphosa of South Africa. Discussions touched on issues of common bilateral relations, especially the killings of Nigerians in SA. Further discussions scheduled for PMB’s official visit to Pretoria in October

On Thursday August 29, 2019, President @MBuhari presented Nigeria’s Statement at Plenary Session Three, a “Public-Private Business Dialogue”, at the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development #TICAD7: statehouse.gov.ng/news/nigeria-o… #PMBinJapan

Thur Aug 29, 2019, President @MBuhari held a Bilateral Meeting with PM Shinzo Abe of Japan. PM Abe pledged ¥12m in support for Nigeria’s public health sector,and also pledged Japan’s support for Nigeria’s Presidency of the 74th Session of @UN General Assembly. #TICAD7 #PMBinJapan

Pres @MBuhari thanked PM Abe for the invitation extended to him to attend #TICAD7; also thanked the Japanese Govt for attending the pioneer celebration of June 12 as Democracy Day in Nigeria. He sought Japan’s support in combating piracy and illegal fishing in the Gulf of Guinea.

Thurs, Pres @MBuhari presided over the signing, between Nigeria & the European Union, of a €50m MoU to support humanitarian & development efforts in the North East. The agreement was signed by FM @GeoffreyOnyeama & EU Comm for Int’l Cooperation & Devpt, Mr Neven Mimica. #TICAD7

Also on Thursday August 29, 2019, President @MBuhari met with leaders of the Nigerian Community living in Japan, on the sidelines of #TICAD7. #PMBinJapan

Meeting was coordinated by @abikedabiri,Chair @nidcom_gov. In attendance: Reps of Nigerian Union in Japan (President: Nnaji Fintan); Nigeria/Japan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (Chair: Ochade Osakwe); & Nigerians in Diaspora Org Asia (President: Prof Ejiogu Emenike) #PMBinJapan

President @MBuhari is in Yokohama, Japan with the Governors of Lagos, @jidesanwoolu; Borno, @PZulum; and Kwara @RealAARahman. #TICAD7 #PMBinJapan

On Friday Aug 30, 2019, President @MBuhari held investment talks with top officials of Japan Bank for International Cooperation, and Toyota Group, at the margins of the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7), holding in Yokohama, Japan #PMBinJapan

Led by Deputy Governor, Mr Nobumitsu Hayashi, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation indicated its interest in supporting projects in which Japanese companies are involved in Nigeria. The Bank indicated interest in oil and gas, and investments in infrastructure #PMBinJapan

At a bilateral meeting with Toyota Tsusho, a part of the Toyota conglomerate, President/CEO of the group, Ichiro Kashitani, indicated interest in sectors like energy, healthcare and automobiles, saying Toyota would be delighted to have presence all over Nigeria. #PMBinJapan

Kashitani said Toyota Tsusho wishes to also build an advanced medical diagnostics centre, which would foreclose the need for foreign travel to obtain cutting-edge medical diagnosis. #PMBinJapan #TICAD7

President @MBuhari urged the group to also consider setting up a car assembly plant in Nigeria, noting that Nigeria had the capacity to absorb the investment for positive returns. #PMBinJapan

Also on Friday August 30, 2019, President @MBuhari attended the Plenary on Solving Security Challenges in Africa, at #TICAD7 in Yokohama, Japan.

The President also met with the Prime Minister of Algeria, Noureddine Bedoui. #TICAD2019 #PMBinJapan

At the meeting with the Algerian Prime Minister, Noureddine Bedoui, President @MBuhari counseled that the political programme in the country be faithfully executed, which would lead to general elections as soon as possible. #PMBinJapan #TICAD7

“Algeria is a good pan-Africanist nation, with a lot of influence over the continent,” President @MBuhari noted.
Prime Minister Bedoui said dialogue was in progress with all stakeholders leading to elections, hopefully by end of the year. #PMBinJapan

President @MBuhari departed Japan for Abuja on 31st August 2019. #PMBinJapan #TICAD7

📷: @BayoOmoboriowo