President
Muhammadu Buhari will on Monday, December 18, attend the 59th
proclamation of Republic of Niger ceremony in Tahoua, Niger.
The
president, alongside the presidents of Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad,
Mauritania and Niger, will participate in the historic event, held every
year on December 18th to commemorate the founding of the Republic of
Niger and creation of the Presidency.
After the ceremony, the
Nigerian leader will hold bilateral meetings with some of his
counterparts before returning to Abuja same day.
President Buhari
will be accompanied on the trip by Governors Aminu Masari, Ibrahim
Gaidam and Kashim Shettima of Katsina, Yobe and Borno states
respectively.
Garba Shehu, senior special assistant to the president, Media and Publicity made this known on twitter and Facebook.
Meanwhile,
NAIJ.com had earlier reported that Nigeria‘s president, Muhammadu
Buhari is currently being honoured by family, friends and associates at
the Presidential Villa, today, December 17, as he clocked 75.