Buhari Departs Abuja for Saudi Arabia - THISDAYLIVE

President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday departed the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja for Saudi Arabia.

The News Agency of Nigeria reported that the presidential aircraft conveying the president and members of his entourage took off from the airport at about 11.00am. Those at the airport to bid the president ‘bye-bye’ included his Chief of Staff, Malam Abba Kyari; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory ; acting Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu and other government officials.

The president’s trip to the Holy Land followed the invitation by King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, the king of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. A statement earlier issued by the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday, confirmed that President Buhari would perform the Umrah while in the Kingdom.Umrah is an optional but recommended pilgrimage to Makkah that can be made at any time of the year.

wow let him keep moving oh ...people are dying and our oga is moving

Attention seeker. Should resign or make himself minister of tourism

Please just asking for a friend, how many Presidents of the world have ever visited Nigeria since 2015?

The flying president

Travel blogger

Religious but godless people everywhere in power today. Exasperating!

We wish him a successful journey too and pro.

Na wetyn pipol drink gutter water say make him come do be that!

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