President Buhari attends TICAD opening ceremony in Japan

President Muhammadu Buhari has joined other leaders at the opening session and plenary of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Yokohama, Japan.

Japanese prime minister Shinzō Abe declared the conference opened and disclosed that the Asian country has given Africa many interventions including the clearing of land mines, health care, water supply, building infrastructure and capacity building.

He also described TICAD as a conference that believes in Africa and one that will continue to guide Africa and Japan.

President Buhari is expected to deliver Nigeria’s statement during plenary session three and appraise Nigeria-Japan relations during the conference.