President Muhammadu Buhari today received the recently
inaugurated President of Liberia, George Weah, in his office at the
Presidential Villa, Abuja.
President Weah’s motorcade arrived the forecourt of the president’s office at
about 12:30 pm, and was received by Buhari and some other top government
officials.
As at press time, the two leaders were holding a meeting behind closed doors inside the president’s office.
Monday’s visit is the first by Weah to Nigeria since he was elected
president. He was sworn in as president on January 22 after defeating
immediate past vice president, Joseph Boakai of the Unity Party.
Mr. Weah ran under the platform of Coalition for Democratic Change.
He won the first round of election with 38.4 per cent forcing a run off.
In the second round of the election, Mr. Weah was elected President of Liberia with more than 60 per cent of the votes.
Weah’s swearing-in in January marked Liberia’s first democratic transition in 74 years.