President Muhammadu Buhari To Embark On An Eight-Day Visit To Saudi Arabia

President Muhammadu Buhari, will on Tuesday morning, leave the country for Saudi Arabia on an eight-day visit where he is expected to perform Umrah, the Lesser Pilgrimage.

“Buhari will travel to Saudi Arabia on an official visit from Tuesday, April 11 to 19 on his last trip to the Kingdom as President, during which he will perform Umrah, the Lesser Pilgrimage,” a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, read on Monday evening.

In the statement titled ‘President Buhari leaves for Saudi Arabia on an official visit,’ Shehu made it known that the President will be accompanied by his aides.

It marks his sixth and last visit to the Kingdom since assuming office in May 2015.

Out of over 40 countries Buhari has visited as President, the United States, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and France top the frequency table.

He has also visited Ethiopia five times and made three visits to the United Arab Emirates, Ghana, Niger, and Senegal.

Countries he has visited at least twice include China, Germany, Benin, The Gambia, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Mali, Chad, and Germany.