• President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, July 26, travel to the United Kingdom to see his doctors and participate in the Global Education Summit on Financing Global Partnership for Education (GPE) 2021-2025.

The special adviser to the president on media publicity, Femi Adesina, made the disclosure in a statement issued via a Facebook post.

President Buhari to attend an educational summit in the UK

FG hopes the summit will have positive effects on Nigeria’s educational sector. Photo: Femi Adesina

The aide stated that the summit will be co-hosted by the prime minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, and the president of Kenya, Uhuru Kenyatta.

Adesina explained that the summit will also provide a platform for partners to chart a way forward towards transforming education systems in partner countries, through the exchange of best practices.He said it will be attended by heads of state and government as well as stakeholders and youth leaders.

The Nigerian president is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

After the summit, Buhari will spend a few days for an earlier scheduled medical check-up.

He is expected to return to Nigeria by the second week of August 2021.

The minister of foreign affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and some other officials will accompany the president on the trip.