Buhari Departs Abuja For Ethiopia On Sunday

Posted by African Examiner Featured, Latest Headlines, National News, News Across Nigeria Saturday, October 2nd, 2021

(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Sunday travel to Ethiopia to attend the inauguration of the country’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed for a second five-year term in office on Monday in Addis Ababa.

This was disclosed through a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina.

According to the statement, “The President, who will depart Abuja for the Ethiopian capital on Sunday, is scheduled to deliver a goodwill message at the inauguration ceremony, after which he will attend a State Banquet in honour of visiting Heads of State and Government.”

President Buhari will be accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.

He is expected back in Abuja on Tuesday.