President Buhari Departs For Niger Today

Buhari travels to Niger Republic today.

President Muhammadu Buhari will attend the 59th Proclamation of Republic of Niger ceremony in Tahoua, Niger, today, Monday.

The president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said in a statement on Sunday that the president alongside the Presidents of Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania and Niger, will participate in the event held on December 18 of every year to commemorate the founding of the Republic of Niger and creation of the Presidency.

According to Shehu, the president will be accompanied by Governors Aminu Masari, Ibrahim Gaidam and Kashim Shettima of Katsina, Yobe and Borno States respectively.

He said: “After the ceremony, the Nigerian leader will hold bilateral meetings with some of his counterparts before returning to Abuja same day.

“President Buhari will be accompanied on the trip by Governors Aminu Masari, Ibrahim Gaidam and Kashim Shettima of Katsina, Yobe and Borno States respectively.”