By John Ikani
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday depart for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to participate in the Investment Conference organised by the Future Investment Initiative Institute.
A statement by Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, noted that the President will be joined at the 5th Edition of the flagship investment event by business executives from Nigeria, bankers, captains of industry and energy experts to discuss issues in the future of investments across the globe.
“The three-day event, with the theme: INVESTMENT IN HUMANITY, which will host global executives and asset managers, will deliberate on progress and prosperity with energy; true final frontiers in investments; science in action; and impact of climate change on communities among others,” he said.
According to the statement, Buhari will also go to Makka and Madina for the lesser hajj, after the summit.
It added that the President will be returning to the country on Friday.
The President would be accompanied on the trip by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Amb. Zubairu Dada and Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva.
Others to be on the trip are: National Security Adviser, Maj. Gen Babagana Monguno, Director-General of National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, Managing Director of Nigerian Sovereign Investment Authority, Uche Orji and Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
Participants from the private sector will include: Alhaji Mohammed Indimi, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, Tope Shonubi , Wale Tinubu, Alhaji Abdulsamad Rabiu, Hassan Usman, Omoboyode Olusanya, Abubakar Suleiman, Herbert Wigwe and Leo Stan Ekeh.
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