From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja

President Muhammadu Buhari will Tuesday depart for Niamey, Republic of Niger, to participate in a meeting on common currency for the West African sub-region.

The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said in a statement that member countries of the ECOWAS Task Force on Common Currency are ‎Nigeria, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana and Niger.

He said Buhari will be accompanied by the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Kemi Adeosun and the Central Bank of Nigeria governor, Mr. Godwin Emefiele.

President Buhari will return to Abuja same day after the meeting.