Nigerian President Mohammadu Buhari swears to an oath during his inauguration at the Eagles Square in Abuja, on May 29, 2015. Buhari, 72, defeated Goodluck Jonathan in March 28 elections — the first time in Nigeria’s history that an opposition candidate had beaten a sitting president. AFP PHOTO
By Levinus Nwabughiogu
ABUJA – Determined to end the Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria, President Mohammadu Buhari will on Wednesday and Thursday visit the Republics of Niger and Chad respectively.
The trip which would be Buhari’s first foreign movement since he assumed office on May 29 was Monday confirmed to Journalists by his spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu.
RESIDENT MUHAMADU BUHARI WITH THE UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE, MR JOHN KERRY AT THE 2015 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION IN ABUJA ON FRIDAY
According to Shehu, Buhari will first visit Niger on Wednesday, pass the night there before proceeding to Chad republic on Thursday.
“The president has Niger and chad ahead of him. This will be his first trip outside the country in obvious matters of security”, he said.
It will be recalled that Buhari on his Inauguration Day promised to tackle insecurity head on.
Meanwhile, the president held a closed door meeting with the National Security Adviser, NSA, Col. Sambo Dasuki (rtd) at Defence.
Details of the meeting were not made available as the NSA refused to comment on the subject of the meeting when asked by Journalists.
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