Buhari in South Korea
President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Sunday for Seoul, South Korea, to attend the first Global Organic Summit, 2022.
Co-hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea and the World Health Organization (WHO), the two-day summit (October 25-26) is themed: "The Future of Vaccines and Biohealth ".< /p>
Nigeria was invited to the Summit on the basis of its selection along with five other African countries by the WHO and the European Union (EU) at the last EU-Africa Summit in Brussels, Belgium in February this year for mRNA technology transfer and the Global Training Hub for vaccine bio-manufacturing on the African continent.
The World Bio Summit is also expected to include CEOs of global vaccine and biologics companies who will share and shape ideas on the theme, given that, according to organizers, "global health security is deeply dependent on innovation. and development in the bio-industry. The partnership between the Republic of Korea and the WHO must therefore not only highlight the above historical truth, but also the need to launch international efforts on the nature of creativity and innovation. innovation needed to contain any future health pandemics.
President Buhari, who is expected to deliver a statement at the summit and meet separately with President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea, will also seek other means of more effective partnerships with a positive impact on life and security Nigerians at his other engagements and meetings in Seoul.
The Nigerian leader is joined by Governors Aminu Bello Masari and Abubakar Sani Bello of Katsina and Niger States; Geoffrey Onyeama, Osagie Ehanire and Adeniyi Adebayo, respectively Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Health, Industry, Trade and Investment; and Timipre Sylva, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources.
Other members of the delegation are Mohammed Monguno, National Security Advisor; Ahmed Abubakar, Director General, National Intelligence Agency; Moji Adeyeye, Managing Director, NAFDAC; Ifedayo Adetifa, Managing Director, NCDC; Bashir Jamoh, Managing Director, NIMASA; Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, NiDCOM and other senior government officials.
President Buhari is expected to return home after the summit.
Femi AdesinaSpecial Advisor to the President (Media and Publicity)October 22, 2022
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President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja on Sunday for Seoul, South Korea, to attend the first Global Organic Summit, 2022.
Co-hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea and the World Health Organization (WHO), the two-day summit (October 25-26) is themed: "The Future of Vaccines and Biohealth ".< /p>
Nigeria was invited to the Summit on the basis of its selection along with five other African countries by the WHO and the European Union (EU) at the last EU-Africa Summit in Brussels, Belgium in February this year for mRNA technology transfer and the Global Training Hub for vaccine bio-manufacturing on the African continent.
The World Bio Summit is also expected to include CEOs of global vaccine and biologics companies who will share and shape ideas on the theme, given that, according to organizers, "global health security is deeply dependent on innovation. and development in the bio-industry. The partnership between the Republic of Korea and the WHO must therefore not only highlight the above historical truth, but also the need to launch international efforts on the nature of creativity and innovation. innovation needed to contain any future health pandemics.
President Buhari, who is expected to deliver a statement at the summit and meet separately with President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea, will also seek other means of more effective partnerships with a positive impact on life and security Nigerians at his other engagements and meetings in Seoul.
The Nigerian leader is joined by Governors Aminu Bello Masari and Abubakar Sani Bello of Katsina and Niger States; Geoffrey Onyeama, Osagie Ehanire and Adeniyi Adebayo, respectively Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Health, Industry, Trade and Investment; and Timipre Sylva, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources.
Other members of the delegation are Mohammed Monguno, National Security Advisor; Ahmed Abubakar, Director General, National Intelligence Agency; Moji Adeyeye, Managing Director, NAFDAC; Ifedayo Adetifa, Managing Director, NCDC; Bashir Jamoh, Managing Director, NIMASA; Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman, NiDCOM and other senior government officials.
President Buhari is expected to return home after the summit.
Femi AdesinaSpecial Advisor to the President (Media and Publicity)October 22, 2022
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