President Buhari arrives Bauchi state on condolence visit

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived in Bauchi on a condolence visit to the state.

The president touched down at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport, Bauchi at about 9:30 am on Thursday, June 21, Channels TV reports.

According to the report, President Buhari was welcomed to the state by Governor Muhammed Abubakar and the speaker of Bauchi state House of Assembly, Kawuwa Damina.

He was also received by the director general of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Mustapha Maihaja, as well as the secretary to the Bauchi state government, Mohammed Nadada, among other top government officials.

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President Buhari had earlier directed the minister of education, Malam Adamu Adamu, to lead a federal government delegation to Bauchi state, due to windstorm, which damaged an estimated 1505 houses.

Malam Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president on media and publicity, in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, June 19, said the delegation was to undertake an assessment of the extent of damage occasioned by the natural disaster.

Buhari had on Monday extended his sympathy to the victims and families of the windstorm and the fire incidents.

Eight persons were said to have been confirmed dead, while 120 are reported to have sustained various degrees of injuries.

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