But what is the implication of this meeting?
International affairs experts say Mr Buhari’s U.S. visit is strategic from many angles.
First of all, Buhari is the first democratically-elected African President that would be hosted by Mr Trump since his inauguration.
This meeting will not only reaffirm Nigeria’s strategic position in Africa but will also enhance the advancement of shared priorities, such as promoting economic growth, fighting terrorism and other threats to peace and security.
Also ahead of the visit, scheduled meetings between senior Nigerian government officials and executives of major U.S. companies in the areas of agriculture, aviation and transportation have been arranged.
The presidency said the Nigerian officials would be meeting with Boeing, the largest aircraft manufacturer in the world, on the National Carrier Project.
On agriculture, the Nigerian delegation will also meet with large equipment manufacturers with focus on harvesting and post harvesting equipment.
In the area of transportation, the officials will meet with the GE-led consortium for the implementation of the interim phase of the narrow gauge rail concession.
A substantive concession agreement will be negotiated and finalized, to provide the consortium the opportunity to invest an estimated two billion dollars, to modernize the rail line from Lagos to Kano and from Port Harcourt to Maiduguri.
In addition, the concession framework and the interim phase framework agreements are expected to be signed during the visit.
This will mean Nigeria will be boosted to participate fully in global economic activities and Nigeria will become an investment magnet, given its vast natural resource and manpower.
However this can only happen if whatever knowledge is acquired is fully executed in Nigeria.
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