See Real Reasons President Buhari Cancelled Trip To Edo State

President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to Edo on Tuesday may have been cancelled as the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference, initially billed to hold in Benin City has been shifted to Maiduguri, Borno State.

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to declare the COAS Annual Conference on 28 November 2018 at the Conference Hall CGH in Maiduguri, Borno State. The Conference was earlier scheduled to take place from 26 – 30 November 2018 in Benin, Edo State.

— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) November 25, 2018

President Buhari’s aide on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, confirmed this development on his tweeter handle on Sunday evening.

He said: “President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to declare the COAS Annual Conference on Nov. 28, 2018 at the Conference Hall CGH in Maiduguri, Borno state.

“The conference was earlier scheduled to take place from 26 -28 November 2018 in Benin, Edo state.

The change in date and venue has alos been confirmed by military authorities who said in a Facebook post: “The COAS Annual Conference scheduled for Benin from 26 – 30 November 2018 has been moved to Maiduguri. New date is from 28 – 30 November 2018. The CinC is expected to declare the conference open on 28 November 2018 at 1100 hrs. Venue Conference Hall CGH Maiduguri.”

Naija News also understands that arrangements had been completed by Edo State Government to host President Buhari on Nov. 27 where he was billed to inaugurate the Edo-Azura Power Plant and grace the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference.

The shifting of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Annual Conference from Benin City to Maiduguri might not be unconnected with the recent killing of Nigerian soldiers at Metele, a remote village bordering Nigeria and Chad.