PRESIDENT TINUBU ARRIVES IN ROME FOR AQABA PROCESS COUNTER-TERRORISM SUMMIT

President BOLA TINUBU has arrived in Rome, Italy, to attend the Aqaba Process heads of state and government-level meeting, a high-profile counter-terrorism summit set to begin on October 14.

The Aqaba Process, launched in 2015 by King Abdullah II of Jordan, is a security initiative aimed at strengthening global coordination against terrorism and emerging security, with this year’s meeting to be co-chaired by Jordan and the Italian government, focusing on addressing the security crisis in West Africa.

In a statement, BAYO ONANUGA, thespokesman to the President TINUBU, revealed that the meeting will bring together heads of state and government, senior intelligence and military officials from African countries, and representatives of intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to discuss the evolving security challenges in West Africa.

The statement elaborated that participants at the meeting will exchange assessments of the current security landscape in West Africa and foster collaboration between regional and international partners to address cross-border security challenges.

In addition to attending the plenary sessions of the Aqaba meeting, the president will hold bilateral talks with other leaders to explore ways of addressing the rising security challenges across the subregion.