Reports say that President Buhari has picked his 18-man team that would accompany him to the US to meet Barack Obama.
According to reports, 5 serving State Governors including those of Oyo State, Imo State, Edo State and two others will accompany President Buhari to the United States when he meets President Barack Obama in Washington, DC on July 19th, 2015.
The chosen 5 Governors are separate from an 18-man delegation made up of top aides and political associates of the President.
Former Governor Rivers State Rotimi Amaechi; the former Vice Presidential candidate to Buhari, Tunde Bakare, and former member of the House of Representatives Farouk Adamu will be on the Presidential delegation.
In addition to these delegates, President Buhari will bring along top civil servants, representatives from the Office of the National Security Adviser, and representatives from economic policy and foreign affairs think tanks.
During the 3-day visit, the president is expected to discuss ways of partnering with Nigeria to defeat Boko Haram and explore ways of combating corruption in Nigeria. President Buhari will meet with President Obama on July 20th in the White House.