BREAKING: President Buhari visits
Niger Republic on Tuesday
President Muhammadu Buhari
The Presidency, in a statement on
Monday, said President Muhammadu Buhari would
use a one-day official trip to Zinder, Niger Republic, to “participate
in the programme of activities marking the 60th anniversary of the formal
Proclamation of the Republic of Niger.”
The statement, which was released by
his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, reads in part,
“At the invitation of President Mahamadou Issoufou, President Buhari will join
fellow West African leaders as Special Guest of Honour as Nigeria’s northern
neighbour commemorates December 18, 1958, the date of its founding as a Republic
and the creation of the Presidency even before it gained complete Independence
from France on August 3, 1960.
“The participation of the Nigerian
leader is in furtherance of the deep historical and cultural relations between
the governments and peoples of both friendly nations.
“Activities lined up for the
celebrations in the ancient south-central town and former capital of Niger
which lies 240km north of Kano, include military parade, cultural and artistic
displays.
“President Buhari will be accompanied
by Governors Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, Nasir Ahmad el-Rufai and Adegboyega
Oyetola of Jigawa, Kaduna and Osun States, respectively.
“Also on the delegation is the
Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim.”
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