By Jennifer Y Omiloli
President Muhammadu Buhari, on behalf of Nigeria, signed the agreement establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
The president, signed the AfCFTA agreement on Sunday, July 7, at the opening of the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of AU Heads of State and Gov on #AfCFTA in Niamey, Niger.
The presidency made the disclosure on Twitter.
Pres. @MBuhari signs, on behalf of Nigeria, the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area (#AfCFTA), at the opening of the 12th Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of African Union Heads of State and Govt, in Niamey, Niger Republic, July 7, 2019 #AUSummit pic.twitter.com/Y9miko2GBP
— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) July 7, 2019
Buhari had approved the recommendations of the Presidential Committee on the Impact and Readiness Assessment of the African Continental Free Trade Area, AfCFTA, agreement.
