Presidents Biya, Buhari chat a way forward

President Muhammadu Buhari has an over two-hour close door chat with his visiting counterpart,the President of Cameroon, Paul Biya, over terrorism and other trans-border crimes.

The meeting, which was held inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja, started at about 2pm and ended around 4.30pm on Tuesday, May 4, 2016.

Biya is currently on a two-day official visit to Nigeria.

He arrived at the Presidential Villa with his wife, Chantal, and other members of his entourage on Tuesday,May 2, 2016 for a two-day official visit.

He was received on arrival at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa by President Buhari, wife Aisha; some ministers and other top government officials.

The visiting President was honoured with a 21-gun salute before he proceeded to inspect a guard of honour by soldiers attached to the Brigade of Guards.

It also said a joint communiqué on the visit and the talks between the two presidents and their officials would be issued before Biya’s departure from Abuja on Wednesday.

The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, had on Monday issued a statement saying that both leaders and their officials would discuss issues of common interest to Nigeria and Cameroon.

The issues, according to Adesina, include the ongoing bilateral and regional cooperation against terrorism, violent extremism and cross-border crimes.