Buhari leaves Nigeria for London on Friday to attend a summit

Bayo Wahab 18:28 - 16 January 2020

President Buhari departs Nigeria for Morocco

The presidency did not state when the president would return to Nigeria after the summit.

President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Friday, January 17, 2020, for the United Kingdom to attend a summit.

According to Buhari’s Special Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad, the president is going to the United Kingdom to participate in the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit holding on Monday, January 20, 2020.

Bashir announced this on Twitter on Thursday, January 16, 2020, but did not state when the president would return to Nigeria after the summit.

President @MBuhari will depart Abuja Friday for London to participate in the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit holding on Monday, January 20, 2020.
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) January 16, 2020

He tweeted, "President @MBuhari will depart Abuja Friday for London to participate in the inaugural UK-Africa Investment Summit holding on Monday, January 20, 2020".