Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo will hold bilateral talks as he heads to the United Arab Emirates.

Osinbajo, who is representing President Muhammadu Buhari is accompanied on the weekend trip by his wife, Dolapo Osinbajo and the Honourable Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Khadija Bukar Ibrahim.

According to a statement by Laolu Akande, the spokesperson for the vice president, Osinbajo will hold bilateral discussions on the offer of assistance from the Emirate to assist in the North East with the re-establishment of livelihood for IDPs.

The Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, who is also the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the UAE Armed Forces, Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, had extended an invitation to President Buhari as Special Guest at the Eight Race of the Grand Prize of Union Airways for Formula 1, organised by Abu Dhabi holding this weekend.

Considered as the biggest international sporting event in the Middle East, the race attracts wide global attention, and the presence of several heads of states and governments from across the world.