The conclusion and signing of an agreement by Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea for the establishment of a combined maritime policing and security patrol committee on Tuesday is expected to be the major outcome.

Femi Adesina

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President Buhari said that his administration will continue to insist on a thorough authentication of the identities and bona fides of any persons or groups claiming to have custody of the girls before entering into negotiations with them.

If genuine leadership of Boko Haram approaches the government for negotiation, the government will negotiate with them.

You can't possibly have the same board in place while the place is being investigated and with the intention to change the way things are being done there.

It's the country's cash cow. It has a bright future. It's just that transparency and accountability have to be introduced into how it operates and this is the beginning of that process.

The above comments have been reported by some newspapers to mean that the president was saying he was too old to cope with the demands of his office. Far from it.