President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic has caused his scheduled visit to President Muhammadu Buhari to be postponed because of some domestic engagements.
The President of the Republic of Niger, who would have been in Nigeria tomorrow, Friday to observe Friday Jum’at prayer with his Nigerian counterpart and also hold talks with him, pleaded that the visit be temporarily put off as he will attend to another domestic engagement.
A statement by the special adviser to President Buhari on media and publicity, Femi Adesina said that all arrangements have been concluded for President Buhari to receive his Nigerien counterpart and his delegation at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa and attend the Jum’at prayers together as well as lunch, before the last-minute postponement.
Adesina said that a new date for the visit will be announced in due course. [myad]
