On Sunday, President Muhammadu Buhari will leave Abuja to attend the First World Bio Summit in Seoul, South Korea.
Femi Adesina, the Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, issued a statement confirming the development.
The theme of the summit, which is jointly organized by the World Health Organization and the government of the Republic of Korea, isBio-Health and Vaccines in the Future
According to the statement, “Nigeria was invited to the summit based on her selection with five other African countries at the last EU-African Summit in Brussels, Belgium, in February this year for mRNA technology transfer and Global Training Hub for bio-manufacturing of vaccines on the African continent.”
Due to the fact that, according to the organizers, “global health security profoundly depends on the innovation and development in the bio-industry,” CEOs of global vaccine and biologics companies are also anticipated to participate in the World Bio Summit.As a result, the collaboration between WHO and the Republic of Korea aims to emphasize not only the preceding historical fact but also the necessity of launching international efforts on the kind of creativity and innovation required to contain any future health pandemic.
“During his other engagements and meetings while in Seoul, President Buhari will also seek other ways of more effective partnerships that impact positively on the lives and safety of Nigerians. He is expected to deliver a statement at the summit and meet separately with President Yoon Suk-yeol of the Republic of Korea.
“The Nigerian leader is accompanied by:Katsina and Niger state governors Aminu Masari and Abubakar Bello;Osagie Ehanire, Adeniyi Adebayo, and Geoffrey Onyeama, Ministers of Health, Industry, Trade, and Investment, respectively;and Timipre Sylva, Petroleum Resources Minister of State.
Maj-Gen. and others on the delegation areFormer National Security Advisor Mohammed Monguno;Amb.Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Abubakar;NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Moji Adeyeye;The NCDC’s General Director, Dr. Ifedayo Adetifa;Bashir Jamoh, NIMASA’s General Director;Hon.Abike Dabiri-Erewa, NiDCOM Chairman, and other high-ranking government officials.”