President Buhari To Visit USA July 20

President Buhari To Visit USA July 20

 

 

President Muhammadu Buhari will  on July 20,2015, visit his United States counterpart, Barrack Obama, the White House announced in a statement on Thursday.

Obama would host Buhari in a symbolic show of solidarity, during which they would discuss combating Boko Haram militants as well as economic and political issues.

'President Obama will host Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari at the White House on July 20; The visit will mark our support for the Nigerian people following their historic democratic elections and peaceful transfer of power,' the statement added.

Obama's administration had faced criticism for not planning to visit Nigeria during a two-nation Africa tour to Kenya and Ethiopia also slated for July.

The White House said Obama looks forward to discussing with Buhari the two countries' many shared priorities including US-Nigeria cooperation to 'advance a holistic, regional approach to combating Boko Haram, as well as Nigeria's efforts to advance economic and political reforms that will help unlock its full potential as a regional and global leader.'

During the visit, Buhari's advisers are expected to meet with their American counterparts and discuss building a stronger bilateral relationship. 

 

Meet The Rep Member Who Was Beaten Blue-Black Following Yesterday's Fracas (Photos)

Meet The Rep Member Who Was Beaten Blue-Black Following Yesterday's Fracas (Photos)

 

 

LWKM! I do not know who he is or the constituency he is representing but he seems to have gotten the worst beating at yesterday's House of Reps war.

I think he needs the wardrobe allowance more…LMAO. By the way, some secondary school students were on excursion to the National Assembly when the fracas ensued. The students watched the father’s directly from the gallery. What a shame! More photos below;

DSS Officials Have Been Barred From ‘Close Protection’ Of Buhari

  DSS Officials Have Been Barred From ‘Close Protection’ Of Buhari

 

 

Authorities of the Presidential Villa, Abuja have formally removed officials of the Department of State Services from spots where they can perform “close protection roles” for President Muhammadu Buhari.

The decision to restrict the officials’ access to the President was the peak of the inter-agency rivalry that has been rocking security agencies in the seat of power since Buhari was inaugurated on May 29.

Punch correspondent on Thursday saw a copy of a memo redeploying the DSS officials from 10 beats that they had hitherto been manning inside the Villa.

The memo issued by the Aide-De-Camp to the President, Lt. Col. Lawal Abubakar, and dated June 24, 2015 was titled, “Redeployment of Department of State Services personnel from close protection roles for Mr. President and some duty locations within the Presidential Villa, Abuja.”

Abubakar explained that the decision to strip the DSS officials of their roles was part of efforts to enhance security within the villa.

He said the development was necessitated by “recent events.” He however did not disclose what the events were.

The ADC directed personnel of the Armed Forces and the Nigeria Police who he said were trained as presidential body guards to take over the DSS officials’ duties of providing “close and immediate protection” for the President with immediate effect.

He listed the beats and locations from where DSS officials were withdrawn and replaced with PBGs to include the administrative reception and passage; service chiefs’ gate; residence reception; resident gate and office reception.

“However, the personnel of the DSS in conjunction with other security forces are to man other duty beats and locations within the immediate outer perimeter of the Presidential Villa,” the ADC wrote.

Meanwhile, officials of the DSS who were chased away from their beats on Wednesday were also not allowed access to their duty posts when they resumed work on Thursday morning.