President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Tuesday for Zinder, the
Republic of Niger, to participate in the programme of activities marking
the 60th anniversary of the formal Proclamation of the Republic of
Niger.
The President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday.
According
to him, at the invitation of President Mahamadou Issoufou, the Nigerian
leader will join fellow West African leaders as Special Guest of Honour
at the event.
Republic of Niger, Nigeria’s northern neighbour,
commemorates Dec. 18, 1958, the date of its founding as a Republic and
the creation of the Presidency even before it gained complete
Independence from France on Aug. 3, 1960.
The presidential aide
stated that the participation of the Nigerian leader was in furtherance
of the deep historical and cultural relations between the governments
and peoples of both friendly nations.
Activities lined up for the
celebrations in the ancient south-central town and former capital of
Niger, which lies 240km north of Kano, include military parade, cultural
and artistic displays.
Adesina revealed that Buhari would be
accompanied by Governors Mohammed Abubakar, Nasir el-Rufai and
Adegboyega Oyetola of Jigawa, Kaduna and Osun States, respectively.
Also on the delegation is the Minister of State, Foreign Affairs, Khadija Bukar Abba Ibrahim.
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