President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the 3rd extraordinary session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the Gulf of Guinea commission, convened by Ghana president, Nana Akuffo-Ado in Accra, Ghana.

The president will depart Abuja on Tuesday for the event in Ghana, which will be his sixth foreign trip in 2023. 

A statement titled ‘Maritime Security, President Buhari to attend Gulf of Guinea Heads of State and Government in Ghana.’ was signed by Femi Adesina, his spokesperson, on Monday.

The statement revealed that “Buhari will participate and deliver remarks at the high-level discussion on strategies for strengthening peace and security in the fight against maritime-related crimes in the region”.

Also, Mr Buhari will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, the National Security Adviser, Maj-Gen Babagana Monguno (retd.), the Director General, National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar, among other government officials.

Moreover, as the immediate past Chair of the Assembly, Buhari had championed collective efforts by Member States of the region, the Economic Community of Central African States, the Economic Community of West African States, the Gulf of Guinea Commission and their partners to address and prevent piracy.

Also, in June 2019, Nigeria’s 10th National Assembly passed the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences Act, 2019, which aims to prevent and suppress piracy, armed robbery and other unlawful acts against a ship.