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Commonwealth Secretariat press release

Commonwealth Secretary-General to visit Nigeria

29 August 2003

Commonwealth Secretary-General Don McKinnon will visit Nigeria on 1-2 September 2003. He will meet with President Olusegun Obasanjo and Foreign Minister Olu Adeniji to discuss preparations for and issues relating to the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, to be held in Abuja from 5-8 December 2003.

On 1 September, Mr McKinnon will deliver a lecture at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs on 'The Commonwealth and Africa: A Precious Partnership.' The Secretary-General will emphasise the close connections between Africa and the Commonwealth and discuss the role of the Commonwealth in the world today.


Note to Editors:
The Secretary-General's speech will be available on the Commonwealth Secretariat website: www.thecommonwealth.org from 18:00 GMT on Monday, 1 September.

For media enquiries, please contact: Mr Joel Kibazo, Director, Communications and Public Affairs Division, tel: +44 (0) 774 045 0901, or Mr Mwambu Wanendeya, tel: 0803 706 9939.

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