President Muhammadu Buhari, Sunday morning, returned to Abuja after an eight-day official visit to Washington DC, the United States of America (USA), where he participated in the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit.
The President, who departed for the US event from his country home in Daura, Katsina State, last Sunday, was invited to join other African leaders for the Summit by his American counterpart, President Joe Biden.
In Washington DC, the Nigerian President participated in a number of high-level meetings and conversations around the US-Africa relations, speaking on critical issues affecting the Black continent, including security, climate change, transnational organised crimes and more.
He also engaged in sideline meetings, during which some high-level agreements were reached with America-based businesses.
Mr President concluded his official engagements with a presidential town hall meeting he held with Nigerians in the diaspora on Friday in Washington as he rounded off his participation at the US-Africa leaders’ summit.
At the meeting Buhari expressed pleasure at the conduct of Nigerians who had continued to excel in their chosen fields in the United States of America.
Buhari assured Nigerians residing abroad that the Nigerian government would continue to watch their backs in whichever situation they found themselves.
He expressed delight that the “ambassadors” were giving back to Nigeria as expected of them, urging them to do more.
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The President was received at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday morning by the governors of Kwara and Bauchi states; AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq and Bala Mohammed, respectively; the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Ramatu Tijani Aliyu.
Also at the airport to receive the President were the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba; the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Magaji Bichi; and other Senior Security officials.