President Buhari departs Abuja for Turkey

<h4><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">President Muhammadu Buhari has on Thursday departed Abuja for Istanbul&comma; Turkey&comma; to attend the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit&period;<&sol;span><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15523" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;thedailypage&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;12&sol;buhari-turkey&period;jpg" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"747" height&equals;"767" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">This was made known to the public by Garba Shehu&comma; Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity&comma; in a statement released on Thursday&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">According to the organizers&comma; the conference titled &&num;8216&semi;Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity&comma;&&num;8217&semi; will examine African-Turkish collaboration since the last summit in 2014&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">&&num;8220&semi;The third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit follows President Erdogan&&num;8217&semi;s recent State Visit to Nigeria&comma; during which many agreements in the domains of energy&comma; defense industry&comma; mining&comma; and hydrocarbons were made to deepen existing bilateral connections&comma;&&num;8221&semi; Shehu added&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><span style&equals;"font-size&colon; 14pt&semi;">He explained Buhari is expected back in Abuja on Sunday&comma; December 19&period;<&sol;span><&sol;p>&NewLine;