President Muhammadu Buhari has rejected the offer given to
Nigeria by Saudi Arabia to join forces as a coalition of Islamic states against
terrorism.
President
Buhari jetted out to Saudi Arabia on Monday, February 22 to meet with King
Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz in bilateral talks in the bid to stable the plummeting
price of oil.
It would appear however, that discussions about oil prices is
not the only objective of the president’s journey.
According to Garba Shehu, the presidential spokesman,
President Buhari and King Salman had extensive talks on global issues and both
agreed that terrorism is a threat to their countries and therefore needs close
cooperation to wipe out.
Even
though President Buhari did not accept the invitation offered to Nigeria to be
a part of the coalition of Islamic states against terror spearheaded by Saudi
Arabia, he did say ‘even if we are not a part of it, we support you’.
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