President Buhari to attend proclamation of Republic ceremony in Niger
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday attend the 59th Proclamation of Republic of Niger ceremony in Tahoua, Niger.
This disclosure was made in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to the Nigerian President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu.
The President, according to Mallam Shehu, will alongside the Presidents of Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mauritania and Niger, participate in the historic event, held every year on December 18th to commemorate the founding of the Republic of Niger and creation of the Presidency.
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.
