President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday evening arrived Makkah, Saudi
Arabia, at the end of the three-day Future Investment Initiative (FII),
held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.
The News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports the President was received by His Royal Highness
Prince Bader bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Deputy-Governor of Makkah
Region and other government officials at the King Abdulaziz
International Airport, Jeddah, at about 7.05p.m (locat time).
While
in Makkah, President Buhari alongside some members of his entourage,
will perform the Lesser Hajj and also observe the Friday prayers at the
Grand Mosque in Makkah.
Before leaving Riyadh today, President
Muhammadu Buhari had met behind closed doors with Crown Prince of the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz.
The
President had also on Wednesday met with King Salman bin Abdulaziz where
the two leaders expressed their determination for deeper partnership,
especially in the areas of oil and gas for the development of both
countries.
Buhari also met with U.S Treasury Secretary, Steven
Mnuchin in Riyadh on Wednesday where they had positive discussions on
investments in Nigeria under the new United States International
Development Finance Corporation (USIDFC), which provides 60 billion
dollars for investments in developing nations.
NAN reports that
all the meetings were held on the sidelines of the the Future Investment
Initiative (FII) Summit, which ended on Thursday in Riyadh.
Buhari
will on Saturday Nov. 2, proceed to the United Kingdom on a private
visit, and is expected to return to Nigeria on Nov. 17.