Following the Lesser Pilgrimage, President Muhammadu Buhari, will embark on an 8-days tour on Tuesday to visit the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he is expected to perform Umrah.
This was disclosed on Monday in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu it reads, “Buhari will travel to Saudi Arabia on an official visit from Tuesday, April 11 to 19 on his last trip to the Kingdom as President, during which he will perform Umrah, the Lesser Pilgrimage.”
Shehu also said the President will be accompanied by his aides to mark his sixth and last visit to the Kingdom since assuming office in May 2015.
It was noted that out of over 40 countries of the world, President Buhari has visited as President, the United States, the United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and France top the frequency table.
He has also visited Ethiopia five times and made three visits to the United Arab Emirates, Ghana, Niger and Senegal and then at least visited twice include China, Germany, Benin, Gambia, Kenya, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Mali, Chad and Germany.
The President has also visited Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, India, Sudan, Spain, Iran, Malta, Rwanda, Qatar, Turkey, Scotland, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Jordan, Burkina Faso, Belgium, Liberia and Japan; totaling over 40 countries and about 90 foreign trips.