President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday returned to Nigeria after attending the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development in Africa, held in Egypt.
Naija News reports that President Buhari's jet landed at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 2.30pm.
Buhari held bilateral talks with his Egyptian counterpart Abdelfattah el-Sisi where both leaders pledged to collaborate to eradicate the menace of terrorism in parts of Africa.
The Forum is an initiative to address the interconnections between peace and development in Africa while promoting Africa-led solutions through strengthening policies and practices.
The initiative was launched by the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in his capacity as the Chairman of the African Union (AU) and as an advocate of Post-Conflict Reconstruction and Development in Africa a recurring theme of his tenure as the AU Chairman.
It is also grounded in the AU's Agenda 2063: The Africa We Want, and the search for African solutions to African problems.
The gathering brought together heads of state and government, leaders from regional and international organisations, financial institutions, private sector and civil societies as well as scholars, visionaries and prominent experts for action-oriented discussions on the threats, challenges and opportunities.
Buhari was accompanied by Governors Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, Godwin Obaseki of Edo and Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State.
Others are: Minister of Defence, Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd); Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Amb. Zubairu Dada; National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (Rtd); and the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Amb. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.
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