President
Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Sunday for Tehran where he will
participate in the third Gas Exporting Countries’ Forum opening in the
Iranian capital on Monday.
According to a statement issued on Friday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, the President and the leaders of Iran, Russia, Qatar, the Netherlands, Venezuela, Oman, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates, Bolivia and other member-countries of the GECF are expected to review the current market outlook on gas. Adesina said the leaders would also discuss strategies for boosting gas production during their meeting in Tehran. He said Nigeria and other GECF members currently account for 42 percent of global gas production, 70 percent of global gas reserves, 40 percent of pipeline transmission of gas and 65 percent of the global trade in Liquefied Natural Gas. The presidential spokesman added that Buhari who was scheduled to hold bilateral talks with other participating Heads of State and Government on the sidelines of the GECF summit, would also meet with Nigerians resident in Iran. He said, “The President will be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama; the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Babatunde Fashola; the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr. Ibe Kachikwu and the National Security Adviser, Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.). “He is due back in Abuja on Tuesday, November 24, 2015.” |
IRAN
 Buhary should not import more terrorism into this country with all this unfriendly friends visits ooo. |
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