President Buhari will depart Abuja for
Washington DC, USA tomorrow Wednesday,
March 30th to attend the 4th Nuclear Security
Summit which opens on Thursday March 31st.
A statement by presidential spokesperson, Femi
Adesina, says that at the plenary sessions of the
summit which is dedicated to reinforcing
international commitment to the non-
proliferation of nuclear weapons, President
Buhari will insist that while Nigeria will continue
to sustain that commitment, world powers must
respect the right of other countries to the
peaceful use of nuclear energy for development
purposes.
The President will reaffirm Nigeria’s stance that
international efforts to ensure greater security of
nuclear materials should maintain a balance
between nuclear non-proliferation obligations
and the indisputable right of Nigeria and other
countries to harness nuclear energy and
technology for socio-economic development.
It will be recalled that at a meeting with him in
Abuja earlier this month, President Buhari told
the Director-General of the International Atomic
Energy Agency, Mr. Yukiya Amano that the
Federal Government will welcome greater
support from the agency for Nigeria’s aspiration
to begin the generation of electricity with
nuclear energy.
While in Washington DC for the Nuclear Security
Summit, Buhari and his delegation which
includes Governor Mohammed Abubakar of
Bauchi State, Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of
Kwara State, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr.
Geoffrey Onyeama, the National Security Adviser,
Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd.) and the
Director-General of Nigeria’s Nuclear Regulatory
Agency, Prof Lawrence Anikwe Dim, will also
hold bilateral meetings with other participating
Heads of Government and high-ranking United
States Government officials. President Buhari will
depart Washington DC for Abuja on Sunday
April 3rd.