Buhari Attends First Official Function Since Handing Over Power to President Tinubu, Video Emerges

Buhari Attends First Official Function Since Handing Over Power to President Tinubu, Video Emerges

  • Six weeks after handing over power, Muhammadu Buhari attended his first official function in Katsina state
  • The immediate past president is attending the Katsina State Development Fund (Gidauniyar Jihar Katsina) 2023 Retreat
  • Buhari was received at the venue by Governor Dikko Radda, at the Katsina State Government House

Katsina State - Former President Muhammadu Buhari is attending his first official function after handing over to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, May 29, at Eagles Square, Abuja.

Buhari is currently attending the Katsina State Development Fund (Gidauniyar Jihar Katsina) 2023 Retreat at the Katsina State Government House.

Buhari's first official outing/Katsina State Development Fund 2023 Retreat/(Gidauniyar Jihar Katsina)/ Muhammadu Buhari
Muhammadu Buhari attends Katsina State Development Fund (Gidauniyar Jihar Katsina) 2023 Retreat as his first official function after leaving office. Photo Credit:@BashirAhmaad
Source: Twitter

Bashir Ahmad, former Special Assistant on Digital Communications to Buhari disclosed this on Wednesday, July 19, via his Twitter handle @BashirAhmaad

“The immediate past President @MBuhari is currently attending the Katsina State Development Fund (Gidauniyar Jihar Katsina) 2023 Retreat at the Katsina State Government House, his first official function since handing over power to President @officialABAT on May 29. The former President was received at the venue by Governor Dr. @Dikko_Radda of Katsina State.”

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that the news that former President Muhammadu Buhari has fled the country and is now in exile has been described as a fake story.

Buhari’s spokesman, Garba Shehu, said the former president is with his family in his hometown, Daura, in Katsina state.

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Legit.ng also reported that former presidential spokesman Garba Shehu says ex-President Muhammadu Buhari has left his hometown in Daura, Katsina State.

Shehu explained that Buhari left Daura for a distant location because he could not get the quietness he wished for after leaving office on May 29.

Video shows ex-President Buhari casually strolling in his hometown Daura, Nigerians react

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Bashir Ahmad, former Special Assistant on Digital Communications to Muhammadu Buhari, has shared a video of the former President taking a stroll in his hometown, Daura, in Katsina state.

In the video posted on his verified Twitter handle @BashirAhmaad, residents of Daura were seen taking photos and making videos as Buhari walked alongside his security aides.

Source: Legit.ng

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Adekunle Dada (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Adekunle Dada is a trained journalist with over 7 years of working experience. He is also a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a B.Sc. in Mass Communication From Lagos State University, Ojo. Adekunle previously worked at PM News, The Sun, and Within Nigeria where he expressed his journalistic skills with well-researched articles and features. In 2024, Adekunle obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. He can be reached via adekunle.dada@corp.legit.ng.