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Emir of Daura, Alhaji Farouk Umar Farouk (left) and the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) after the arrival of the President at his hometown, Daura, Katsina State on Friday. Photo: NAN
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Friday left Abuja for his hometown, Daura in Katsina State.
He will be away from the seat of power for one week in what the Presidency described as a “private visit.”
His Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in a statement titled “President Buhari in Daura on week-long private visit,” said Buhari would undertake private engagements while in Daura.
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Buhari begins seven-day private visit to Daura
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President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Daura, his hometown, for a one-week private visit.
The president left the presidential villa, Abuja after Friday Muslim prayers for his home state, Katsina.
Presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu, confirmed the president’s arrival in a tweet on his personal handle @GarShehu, saying: “President Muhammadu Buhari has just landed at the Helipad in Daura, Katsina State for a weeklong private visit.”
Shehu, in an official statement later, confirmed that while in Daura, President Buhari will carry out a number of private engagements but is expected to participate virtually in the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday, to be presided over by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, SAN.