Buhari arrives Madinah for lesser pilgrimage, official visit
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, to commence an eight-day official visit to the Middle East country.
The presidential aircraft conveying the Nigerian leader and some of his aides departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja at 9:10 a.m. on Monday. They landed at Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport Madinah at about 5:00 p.m. local time.
While in Madinah, the president would observe the five daily prayers and Taraweeh prayer at the Masjid Nabawi before departing for Makkah via Jeddah, late on Wednesday, for the lesser pilgrimage.
In a statement on Monday, Garba Shehu, the president’s spokesman, revealed that this year’s official visit from April 11 to 19 would be Mr Buhari’s last trip to the kingdom as president.
The president last performed the Umrah in 2021.
(NAN)
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