Jonathan for 22nd AU Summit

President Goodluck Jonathan will leave Abuja on Wednesday to attend the 22nd Summit of African Union Heads of State and Government, which begins in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Thursday.
The African Union has declared 2014 as The Year of Agriculture and Food Security in Africa.
The 22nd summit of African Union Heads of State and Government will have as theme: “Transforming Africa’s Agriculture: Harnessing Opportunities for Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development.”
Jonathan and other participating Heads of State and Government will formally launch the Year of Agriculture and Food Security in Africa, which coincides with the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme.
They will also consider and adopt the reports of high-level committees on the Assessment of the African Standby Force and the Operationalization of the African Capacity for Immediate response to Crises as well as the reports of other high-level committees on United Nations Reforms, the post-2015 Development Agenda, African Trade and Climate Change.
Jonathan will be accompanied to the summit by Senator Emmanuel Bwacha; the Supervising Minister of Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri; the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Adoke; the Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Akinwunmi Adesina; the Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe; the Minister of Health, Dr. Onyebuchi Chukwu; and the Supervising Minister of the Environment, Darius Ishaku.
He will return to Abuja at the conclusion of the summit on Friday.