President Muhammadu Buhari will today, Wednesday, jet out of the country to Kenya for a three day state visit.
This is contained in a press statement issued by his spokesman, Femi Adesina .
On arrival in Kenya, Buhari will join his host, President Uhuru Kenyatta and other dignitaries at a memorial service for Kenyan soldiers who were killed by Al-Shabaab in Somalia on January 15.
After the memorial service in Eldoret, the Nigerian president will proceed to Nairobi for bilateral talks on Thursday with Kenyan Government officials led by President Kenyatta.
Before the conclusion of his visit, President Buhari and President Kenyatta will jointly preside over a Kenya-Nigeria Business Forum in Nairobi.
On the president’s entourage for the visit to Kenya, Mr. Adesina said, are the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, and Industry, Trade and Investment.
At the conclusion of his visit to Kenya on Friday, President Buhari will immediately leave for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for the 26th Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government.
President Buhari will also participate in a meeting of the African Union’s Peace and Security Council before returning to Abuja on Sunday, January 31st, the statement concluded.
