Buratai And Other Top Dignitaries Join Buhari In Saudi Arabia
OpenLife Nigeria reports that former chief of Army Staff and former Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai (retd), along side other top dignitaries, have joined President Muhammadu Buhari to pray for Nigeria in Saudi Arabia.
Others were the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NiDCOM, and Abike Dabiri-Erewa.
The top dignitaries which included Governors Mai Mala Buni of Yobe, Babagana Zulum of Borno, and Katsina Governor-elect Dikko Umar Radda, elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, during the visit, updated the President on developments in the country, including the conclusion of supplementary elections.
President Buhari is on his fifth day of the official visit to Saudi Arabia.
This was made known in a statement on Sunday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.
According to the statement, Buhari at the Makkah Guest Palace, said whatever Nigeria has achieved is due to the supremacy of its democracy and the power of the country’s institutions, which must continue to be strengthened.
The governors applauded the President for combating the threats of Boko Haram terrorists in their states and were happy that peace had been restored.
Speaking on efforts to conclude court cases and the plan to prosecute more offenders, the EFCC boss said that suspects arrested in connection with election fraud will be charged to court.
In his remarks, Katsina Governor-elect gave assurances of his commitment to an open and transparent government as promised during the campaign.
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