Must read: Why President Buhari should not stop travelling

President Muhammadu Buhari will today, February 19, commence his foreign tour to Egypt to attend the Business for Africa, Egypt and the World.

The leader of the nation has come under criticism for his frequent trips abroad while little or no progress is made in his own country.

Meanwhile, the Federal government defended Buhari’s trips as necessary saying that the trips afforded the president an opportunity to address some of the key challenges facing the country like climate change, insecurity and corruption, which before now discouraged investors from doing business in Nigeria.

Since assuming office in May 2015, he had made at least 19 trips to 14 countries.

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Buhari is also scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar soon.

While in Saudi Arabia, the Nigerian president is expected to perform the Umrah, as well as visit Makka and Madina.

Naij.com, however, has gathered seven reasons of why Buhari should not stop travelling. We analyze the upcoming business trip to Egypt.

1. Egypt used to be one of the closest countries to Nigeria on the continent.

2. Buhari’s visit should hopefully build on the ashes of their old relationship and pave the way for transformed ties.

3. Nigeria needs to assert her relevance in global affairs.

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4. Egypt survives a lot of crisis. This has given them decades of hands-on experience dealing with extremism and terrorism. The country can help Nigeria with counter-terrorism strategies.

5. Egypt has equally got a relatively developed military-industrial complex.

6. The President has been keen on drawing the attention of the world to the massive effort required to restore damaged infrastructure and resettle internally displaced persons in the North-East. It will not therefore be out of place for him to seek the help of the friendly Middle-Eastern countries.

7. Egypt is going through profound political changes with impact on its relations with other nations. Nigeria can benefit from it in agriculture, medicine.

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