The Kenyan President, Uhuru Kenyatta arrived in Abuja on Sunday on an official visit to Nigeria.
The
Kenyan president, who arrived at Nmandi Azikiwe International Airport
in the evening yesterday, was received by the FCT minister Senator Bala Mohammed.
Speaking
after receiving the president Mohammed said the visit was to strengthen
the bilateral relations between Nigeria and Kenya.
He said
Kenyatta and his host, President Goodluck Jonathan, would discuss how to
strengthen economic relationship between the two countries as well as
the security challenges facing them.
“President Jonathan believes
in African brotherliness; just yesterday some areas were bombed in
Kenya, it is better the two countries come together and discuss the way
forward to address the security challenges,” he said.
Mohammed
presented the Kenyan president with the Key to the City, which conferred
on him the Honorary Citizenship of Abuja, as a mark of respect for
strong friendship between the two countries.
Kenyatta is also
expected to participate in discussions during the World Economic Forum
for Africa due to begin in Abuja on Wednesday
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