President of the Republic of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Muhammadu Buhari met here yesterday with Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Iyad Ameen Madani. During the meeting, the OIC Secretary General briefed President Buhari on the ongoing activities and programs of the OIC. He raised a number of issues relating to intra-OIC cooperation as well as the OIC emerging peace and security unit to deal with conflicts in the Muslim world. While reviewing the overall situation in the region, particularly in the Lake Chad area, they exchanged views on terrorism and violent extremism. They further stressed the OIC role in countering this menace through a holistic approach that would address its underlying causes. The OIC Secretary General invited President Buhari to participate in the upcoming OIC Extraordinary Summit on Palestine and Al-Quds Al-Sharif to be held in Jakarta in early March 2016, and the OIC Ordinary Summit scheduled for Istanbul in April 2016.
