President Buhari Arrives Seoul, South Korea Ahead Of World BIO Summit

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Seoul, South Korea, to participate in the first World Bio Summit on Monday, October 24, 2022.

This is following an announcement on Saturday by Bashir Ahmad, special assistant to the president on digital communications, who said Buhari is expected to deliver a statement during the two-day summit which is scheduled for October 25 and 26.

Bashir wrote on Twitter: “President Buhari will tomorrow, depart Abuja for Seoul, South Korea to participate in the 1st World Bio Summit, jointly organized by the government of the Republic of Korea and the World Health Organisation (WHO)."

“The two-day summit (October 25-26), has the theme: ‘The Future of Vaccine and Bio-Health. President Buhari, who is expected to deliver a statement at the summit and meet separately with President Yoon Suk-year, will also seek other ways of more effective partnerships that impact positively on the lives and safety of Nigerians during his other engagements and meetings.

The president will be accompanied by some Nigerian leaders including Aminu Masari, governor of Katsina state, and Abubakar Sani, governor of Niger state.
Geoffrey Onyeama, minister of foreign affairs; Osagie Ehanire, minister of health; Adeniyi Adebayo, minister of industry, trade, and investment, among others, will also accompany the president on the trip.”