President Buhari’s Visit To U.S Will Cost Nigeria, N2.2billion

President Muhammadu Buhari will
be visiting Washington D.C, the US
capital for his meeting with
President Barack Obama next week,
Monday with an announced 32-man
delegation and unannounced aides
numbering an average of 10 that
would be accompanying governors,
ex-governors, State House officials
and businessmen.
This will bring the total number of
Nigerians on this visit with President
Buhari to about 229, being the
biggest Presidential delegation in
Nigerian democratic history. This
contingent will cost Nigeria about
N2.2billion from the virtually empty
Treasury.
The Presidency have earlier
announced that those expected to
join the President on the visit
include Governors Kashim Shettima
(Borno), Rochas Okorocha (Imo),
Adams Oshiomhole (Edo), Tanko Al-
Makura (Nasarawa) and Abiola
Ajimobi (Oyo) Each with 15 aids.
The rather large delegation will also
have former Rivers State Governor
Chibuike Amaechi; Buhari’s running
mate in the 2011 presidential
election, Pastor Tunde Bakare;
former President of the Newspapers
Proprietors’ Association of Nigeria
(NPAN) and publisher of The
Democrat, Ismaila Isa Funtua; a
former Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen.
Abdulrahman Dambazzau; and
Halilu Sheni, a businessman.
Others in the delegation will include
officials in the presidency and some
heads of government parastatals.
Apart from the number about about
10 government officials have already
left for the United States in what
they claimed is preparing grounds
for the Visit.

Source: DAILY MAIL