INSTABILITY IN TOGO MAY HAVE DEVASTATING REGIONAL CONSEQUENCES – PRESIDENTS BUHARI, OUATTARA WARN

President Muhammadu Buhari and his Ivorian counterpart, Alassane Ouattara on Wednesday expressed concern that political instability in Togo, if not averted, could have regional consequences. Both leaders expressed the view during a bilateral meeting in Abidjan on the margins of the 5th AU-EU Summit. “We must have a solution in Togo. The friends of the opposition and authorities must talk to them on the steps to jointly take to achieve stability. They must work towards gaining the trust of each other. ‘‘There will be regional consequences for instability in Togo…

PRESIDENT BUHARI DEPARTS FOR EU-AU SUMMIT IN ABIDJAN

President Muhammadu Buhari today departed for Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, In statement signed by Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Buhari would attend the 5th European Union-African Union (EU-AU) Summit scheduled to hold in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, on November 28-29, 2017. President Buhari while in Cote d’Ivoire, will participate in working sessions on the Summit theme: “Investing in the Youth for a Sustainable Development,” and on the margins of the Summit, meet with a number of African Heads of State and their European Union counterparts. The…