President Muhammadu Buhari will on Saturday and Sunday join other Heads of State in Aqaba, Jordan, to review strategies in fighting terrorism, and reinforce joint security structures that will be more proactive in preventing attacks.

Buhari will during the meeting tagged, AQABA RETREAT, hosted by King Abdullah the second of Jordan, share Nigeria’s experience on terrorism and its spread across West Africa.

The President will solicit more support for pre-emptive measures that will neutralise the activities of insurgents in the sub-region.

According to his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the meeting is expected to be attended by West African Heads of State, representatives of governments of forty-eight countries and a number of key Non-Governmental Organisations.

The Nigerian leader will also hold bilateral meetings with some Heads of State to strengthen bilateral relations between Nigeria and such countries.

He would be accompanied to Jordan by the governors of Kogi, Osun and Niger states, as well as the ministers of defence, education, and foreign affairs.

Also on the President’s entourage are the National Security Adviser and the acting Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA).

President Buhari and his delegation are expected to attend the official dinner to be hosted by King Abdullah II in honour of visiting Heads of State and their delegations.