Buhari congratulates Samia Hassan Tanzania’s first ever female President

News Agency Of Nigeria 08:45 - 20 March 2021

Samia Hassan, Tanzania’s first ever female President

Buhari urged President Samia Hassan to unite the nation and lead the country in a good direction.

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Tanzania’s Vice-President Samia Suluhu Hassan as she takes over the country;s president following the death of President John Magufuli.

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated newly appointed Tanzanian President, Vice President Samia Suluhu Hassan as she takes her place as the country's Head of State following the sudden demise of President John Magufuli.
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The president’s congratulatory message, to the first ever female president of the country, was released by Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity in Abuja, on Friday.

Buhari urged President Samia Hassan to unite the nation and lead the country in a good direction.

The president expressed his desire to work with the new Tanzanian president, to advance mutual issues that were of common African and global interest.