President
Muhammadu Buhari in jet is scheduled to fly out of Nigeria today on a two-day working
visit to the Kingdom of Morocco.
According to
a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, the visit, which is at the
invitation of His Royal Majesty, King Mohammed VI, will see the two leaders
discuss socio-economic matters affecting their countries.
It follows
prior engagements in December 2016, during the official visit of His Majesty to
Nigeria.
In Rabat,
discussions will focus on strengthening existing agreements on the fertilizer
industry, education cooperation, the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project and
establishing a basic chemical platform to harness Nigeria’s vast natural gas
resources and support Morocco’s diammonium phosphate industry.
“It is
noteworthy that following the signing of a collaboration agreement between
Nigeria and Morocco in December 2016 to revive the abandoned Nigerian
fertilizer blending plants, 14 plants have been revitalized so far under the
Presidential Fertilizer Initiative (PFI); with a total capacity of 2.3 million
MT of NPK fertilizers.
“The
President will be accompanied on the trip by Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi
State, Governor Abubakar Badaru of Jigawa State and other senior government
officials,” the statement read in part.
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