President Muhammadu Buhari on
Thursday departed the presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International
Airport Abuja for Saudi Arabia.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the presidential aircraft conveying the president and members of
his entourage took-off from the airport at about 11am.
Those at the airport to bid the
president farewell included his Chief of Staff, Malam Abba Kyari; Minister of
the Federal Capital Territory (FCT); 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
(lesser pilgrimage) while in the Kingdom.
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