President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday, April 11, 2023 travel to Saudi Arabia on an official visit.
The 8-day visit, from April 11 to 19, his last trip to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia as president.
A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, Monday, explained that during the visit, the President will perform Umrah, the lesser pilgrimage.
According to the terse statement, President Buhari will be accompanied by his aides.
In the statement titled ‘President Buhari leaves for Saudi Arabia on official visit,’ Shehu said the President will be accompanied by his aides.
Blueprint reports that the trip marks his sixth and last visit to the Kingdom since assuming office in May 2015.
Out of over 40 countries 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.
Countries he has visited at least twice include China, Germany, Benin, The 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.