The Extraordinary meeting had as its Cardinal Objectives, the choice of The Host Country for APPO Headquaters, the appointment of a Secretaty General for the organisation and the recapitalization of the African Energy Investment Corporation(AEIC) among many others. This became necessary as the Organisation moved to inject far reaching reforms into the global oil market.

The APPO was established three decades ago at the instance of Nigeria and now has a membership of eighteen African countries.

Activities at the event included  presentation of gifts to visiting ministers, eminent Personalities and outstanding stakeholders.