President Muhammadu Buhari will lead a Nigerian delegation to the 2022 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) billed to take place in Kigali, Rwanda, in the coming week.
Stanislas Kamanzi, Rwanda High Commissioner to Nigeria, disclosed this at the pre-CHOGM 22 networking event held in Abuja.
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He said: “Rwanda and her people are poised to host one of the most high-level global gatherings, the eminent leaders and their delegations, who will be in attendance.
“It is my singular honour to express appreciation to the Federal Government of Nigeria and more particularly, to HE President Muhammadu Buhari for Honouring H.E President Paul Kagame’s invitation and for the important delegation he will be leading to Kigali.”
The event will be held between June 20 and 26 under the theme ‘Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming.’
Kamanzi said the event would serve as a platform to debate and make game-changing decisions on issues of common interest, clustered in sub themes including: governance and rule of law; sustainability along the nexus between economy and the environment; health; technology and innovation; and youth.
The British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Catriona Laing, said the UK was now ready to hand over the chair of the Commonwealth to Rwanda after four years.
