President Goodluck Jonathan will
visit Borno State today to assess the security situation and possibly visit
troops deployed there, he may also visit Chibok secondary school.
Read statement below....
A statement by Dr Reuben Abati, Special Adviser to the
President on Media and Publicity said President Jonathan will be joined at the
summit by heads of state and government of Benin Republic, Cameroon, Niger and
Chad.
The statement added that Britain,
the United States of America and the European Union will be represented at the
talks which will give special attention to the coordination and intensification
of efforts to curtail the destabilising activities of Boko Haram in Nigeria and neighbouring countries.
It said: “President Jonathan, who
will be accompanied by the Minister of Defence, Lt Gen. Aliyu Gusau (rtd.);
National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd.) and other principal aides
and advisers, will return to Abuja at the conclusion of the summit on
Saturday.”
“We should also be hopeful; we are not alone.”
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