President Francois Hollande of France will be visiting Nigeria as President Muhammadu Buhari hosts the second Regional Security Summit in Abuja on May the 14th 2016.
The meeting is to consolidate on ongoing efforts by the government to enhance the security of lives, property and investments in Nigeria and neighbouring countries.
According to the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, said participants in the summit would include President Francois Hollande of France who hosted the first Regional Security Summit in Paris on May 17, 2014.
Adesina said the Presidents of Niger Republic, Chad and Benin Republic would join Buhari and the French president who is scheduled to arrive Abuja on Friday on an official visit to Nigeria at the summit.
Nigerian Foreign Affairs minister confirms that Nigeria is the only country that has made financial contributions to the Multinational Joint force fighting Boko haram.
Addressing a news conference on the sidelines of the 2nd Regional Security Summit Geoffrey Oyeama says the burden of running the multinational force with headquarters in the Chadian capital, rests on Nigeria.
The Foreign Affairs Minister explains that funding from participating countries, doesn’t undermine the leadership role Nigeria plays in the region.
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