President Goodluck Jonathan has been
scheduled to join other world leaders,
including President Barrack Obama of the
United States, President Francois Hollande
of France, Prime Minister David Cameron of
Britain and Chancellor Angela Merkel of
Germany at the 2014 Global Nuclear
Security Summit which opens at the Hague
in Holland on Monday, March 24, 2014.
This was contained in a statement signed
by the president’s aide on media and
publicity, Reuben Abati, PhD.
The statement adds that “President
Jonathan’s visit to Holland for the Nuclear
Security Summit will be the final leg of a
six-day working tour which will also take
him to Namibia and Italy”.
“The President, accompanied by the First
lady, Dame Patience Jonathan will leave
Abuja for Windhoek early on Thursday for a
two-day state visit to Namibia in the course
of which he will participate in a business
forum aimed at boosting trade and
economic relations between Nigeria and
Namibia.
“President Jonathan will also attend the
celebration of Namibia’s 24 th Independence
Anniversary as a special guest of honour on
Friday before departing for Rome and the
Vatican for talks on Saturday, March 22,
2014 with Pope Francis and Monsignor
Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s Secretary of
State” the statement said.
It also revealed that “the President will
leave Italy for the Netherlands after
conferring with the Pope and he is
scheduled to lead a high-powered Nigerian
delegation to talks on Sunday with the
Dutch Prime Minister, Mr. Mark Rutte and
senior officials of the Dutch Government
before the opening of the Nuclear Security
Summit on Monday.
“President Jonathan will, later that day,
meet with the Chief Executive Officer and
other high-ranking officials of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation’s largest
joint venture partners, Shell Petroleum
International, which has its headquarters in
the Netherlands”.
The President will also “witness the signing
of an investment agreement between
Nigeria and Dutch textile giants, Vlisco and
meet with Nigerians living in the
Netherlands during his visit”.
Those in the president’s entourage include
the Minister of Defence, Lt.-Gen. Aliyu
Gusau (rtd.), the National Security Adviser,
Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.), the Minister of
Foreign Affairs, Amb. Aminu Wali, the
Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs.
Diezani Allison-Madueke, the Minister of
Industry, Trade and Investments, Dr.
Olusegun Aganga, the Minister of
Communications and ICT, Mrs. Omobola
Johnson and other senior government
officials.
President Jonathan will leave the
Netherlands for Abuja at the conclusion of
the Nuclear Security Summit on Tuesday,
March 25.
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