President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the G7 Summit that is scheduled to take place in Bavaria, Germany, from June 7 to 8, 2015, a statement by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, on Saturday has revealed.
According to Garba, President Buhari is attending the summit at the instance German Chancellor Angela Merkel even before he was sworn in on May 29th as the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Shehu’s press release noted that President Buhari would not be participating in the main meetings, since Nigeria is not a member of the G7 group.
“He is in a group of seven other Heads of State who were called in as guests. He will equally be holding key side meetings with some of the seven Heads of State who will be at the summit.
“The international community is obviously acknowledging Nigeria’s significant role in global affairs,” Malam Garba said, “especially with the recent change in government.”
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Nigeria on Sunday morning for the meeting.