Buhari in Germany with Fashola for G7 summit

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday arrived Germany in company with Babatunde Fashola, former governor of Lagos state, ahead of the G7 summit.

Buhari is one of the heads of state invited to be part of the activities that accompany the yearly meeting of the leaders of the world’s seven biggest economies.

Also in Buhari’s entourage are Kashim Shettima, governor of Borno state, and Abdulrahman Dambazau, retired general and former chief of army staff.

A statement issued by Garba Shehu, senior special assistant on media and publicity, indicated that Buhari would return to Nigeria on Monday.

The invited heads of state will be hosted to a dinner on Sunday night by the head of the Bavarian regional government as part of the outreach programme, Shehu said.

Invited leaders include President Jacob Zuma of South Africa, President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, President Macky Sall of Senegal, President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia and Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia.