Buhari Arrives Abuja From Morocco

President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Abuja after a two-day official visit to Morocco.

The Presidency confirmed this in a tweet via its official Twitter handle on Monday evening.

President @MBuhari is back in Abuja, after his 2-Day Official Visit to Morocco #PMBinMorocco #AsoVillaToday pic.twitter.com/0fj1chFRLP

— Presidency Nigeria (@NGRPresident) June 11, 2018

Buhari departed Abuja for the North African nation on Sunday to discuss socio-economic matters affecting Nigeria and Morroco with its King, HRM Mohammed VI, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Garba Shehu, had said.

The meeting, according to Shehu, was focused on strengthening existing agreements on the fertilizer industry, education cooperation, the Nigeria-Morocco Gas Pipeline project and establishing a basic chemical platform to harness Nigeria’s vast natural gas resources and support Morocco’s diammonium phosphate industry.

President Buhari was accompanied on the trip by the governors of Ebonyi and Jigawa states, David Umahi and Badaru Abubakar, as well as other senior government officials.

According to Shehu, the President’s visit was at the invitation of King Mohammed, following prior engagements in December 2016 when the Moroccan leader visited Nigeria.