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PRESIDENT BUHARI TO DEPART LAGOS FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AGRICULTURE IN DAKAR

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Lagos for Senegal on Tuesday where he will attend the 2nd edition of Dakar International Conference on Agriculture.

Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement made available to Journalists today.

Buhari is expected to officially commission some projects in Lagos today including the $1.5 billion dollar  Lekki Deep Seaport, the 32-metric tons per hour Lagos Rice Mill, and the Blue Rail Project, among others.

The conference, which seeks to create favourable conditions for achieving food security in Africa, is convened jointly by the government of Senegal and the African Development Bank, according to Adesina.

The presidential spokesperson said there will also be side meetings to discuss agreements on the delivery of food and agricultural products in some countries, including Nigeria

VOP Lagos

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