Nigeria election: Bill Clinton to meet Buhari, Atiku
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- Feb 10, 2019
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Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States of America, USA, will visit Nigeria on Tuesday.
Also expected is Baroness Patricia Scotland, Secretary General of the Commonwealth.
The duo will visit Nigeria from 12 to 13 February 2019 ahead of the presidential elections.
This was confirmed in a statement on Sunday made available to DAILY POST and signed by Fr. Atta Barkindo, Head of Secretariat – National Peace Committee, The Kukah Centre, in Abuja.
It reads: “Both President Clinton and Baroness Scotland will deliver goodwill messages at the signing ceremony of the “National Peace Accord”, which will hold at Abuja International Conference Centre on 13 February.
“President Clinton would also hold meetings with President Muhammadu Buhari and former Vice-President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar. As we move into Nigeria’s national elections, the threat of unrest has to be taken seriously.
“Both Guests of Honour enjoy enormous respect in Nigeria and beyond and we look forward to his counsel and advice to help Nigeria navigate through what will hopefully be a peaceful and fair electoral cycle.”
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