Details Emerge As Buhari Meets APC Governors in Saudi Arabia Amid Supplementary Election

Details Emerge As Buhari Meets APC Governors in Saudi Arabia Amid Supplementary Election

  • President Muhammadu Buhari has met with some governors of the platform of the APC in Saudi Arabia during his official visit to the kingdom
  • The president's meeting with the governors came amid the announcements of supplementary elections in some part of the country
  • Buhari was also reported to have met with some members of his cabinets, including the chairman of the EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa

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Makkah, Saudi Arabia - President Muhammadu Buhari met with the Governors of Yobe and Borno states, Mai Mala Buni and Babagana Zulum, on the 5th day of his official visit to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

According to The Tribune, the president also met with the governor-elect of Katsina state, Dikko Radda, in the Saudi Arabia Kingdom.

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The meeting of the president and governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is coming amid the ongoing supplementary election in some parts of the country.

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The president was also reported to have met and received updates from members of his cabinet on the conclusion of the outstanding elections in Nigeria.

They were received at the Makkah Guest Palace, where the President was being accommodated by the host country.

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Buhari reportedly received briefings from the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa.

Other cabinet members the president was reported to have met include Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM).

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Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), the immediate past chief of Army staff, also met with the president and updated him on their official assignments.

In his response to the briefings, the president was reported to have said:

“Whatever Nigeria has achieved today is due to the power of its democracy and the power of our institutions, which must continue to be strengthened.”

Ramadan: Buhari leaves for Saudi Arabia

Legit.ng earlier reported that President Muhammadu Buhari would be travelling to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, and he will be spending no less than 8 days in the Arab kingdom.

This will be the sixth time President Muhammadu Buhari will be travelling to the Kingdom since he was elected as President in 2015.

Garba Shehu, the spokesperson to the president, revealed the next move of the president in a statement on Monday evening.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop, Journalism AI Discovery. He previously worked as Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng