Buhari Begins Eight-Day Visit To Saudi Arabia

Buhari will begin an eight-day visit to Saudi Arabia Tuesday.

Glamtush reports that President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday morning, embark on an eight-day state visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he is expected to perform Umrah, the Lesser Pilgrimage.

This online newspaper gathered that this was contained in a statement on Monday evening signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.

In the statement titled ‘President Buhari leaves for Saudi Arabia on official visit,’ Shehu said the President will be accompanied by his aides.

He wrote, “Buhari will travel to Saudi Arabia on an official visit from Tuesday, April 11 to 19 on his last trip to the Kingdom as President, during which he will perform Umrah, the Lesser Pilgrimage.”

The visit marks his sixth and last visit to the Kingdom since assuming office in May 2015.

Out of over 40 countries Buhari has visited as President, the United States, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and France top the frequency table.

He has also visited Ethiopia five times and made three visits to the United Arab Emirates, Ghana, Niger and Senegal.

Countries he has visited at least twice include China, Germany, Benin, The Gambia, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Mali, Chad and Germany.