President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Abuja after a three-day state visit to Madrid, Spain.
The President’s aircraft departed the Torrejon Airbase, Madrid at about 8.20am and touched down at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja at 3pm.
During the visit, Buhari met with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez as well as the Spanish monarch, His Majesty King Felipe VI,.
At the meeting with President Sanchez, Nigeria and Spain signed nine agreements and Memoranda of Understanding covering a Treaty on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and the transfer of convicted persons and extradition.
Others were on economic and commercial cooperation, tourism, sports, health, the fight against COVID-19 ,science and innovation.
On Thursday, President Buhari attended a Political and Business Leaders Forum, jointly organised by the Spanish Chamber of Commerce, the Ministry of Trade, and the Confederation of Employers.
At the meeting, the Nigerian leader alerted European countries to look toward Africa for solutions to the resources supply challenges currently facing the global economy.
He also urged Spanish investors to take advantage of Nigeria’s tax-free environment and limitless expatriate quota at the nation’s Free Trade Zones to boost Nigerian-Spanish trade and economic opportunities.
The president was accompanied to Spain by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami and the Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Otunba Adeniyi Adebayo.
Also on the entourage were the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed; the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare.
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The National Security Adviser, retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno, the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Rufa’i and Chairman, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa were also in the president’s delegation.
With his return to the country, The President is expected to hold series of meetings with leadership of his party the All Progressives congress APC ahead of the crucial presidential primary on Monday.
Editor Paul Akhagbemhe
