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Buhari touches down in Daura ahead of Saturday’s elections

Politicians, businessmen and senior civil servants were also on ground to welcome the president.

• February 23, 2023
Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari diembarking from plane
Muhammadu Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Daura, his hometown, for Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections.

He was earlier received at the Umaru Musa Yar’adua Airport, Katsina by Governor Aminu Masari, Katsina State’s Chief Judge, Justice Musa Danladi-Abubakar, and the Commissioner for Health, Yakubu Nuhu-Danja.

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in the zone, Ahmed Abdulrahman, and heads of other security agencies were also on hand to receive the president while on his way to Daura.

Politicians, businessmen and senior civil servants were also on ground to welcome the president.

(NAN)

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