Buhari Pray for Everlasting Peace in Nigeria says Garba Shehu

As parts of his engagements in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, President Muhammadu Buhari made a brief stopover at Madinah where he observed his evening prayers and engaged in intense prayers, along with his entourage for the return of peace and security all over Nigeria and the world at large.

According to Statement by Mallam Garba Shehu the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media, The President was earlier received at the Prince Muhammad Abdulaziz Airport, Madinah by the Deputy Governor of the Region, Prince Sa’ud Al-Faisal, spent quality time at the Mosque of the Holy Prophet Muhammed, Islam’s second holiest, engaging in prayers and recitation of the Holy Qur’an.

President Buhari and the delegation prayed for the well-being of the nation and its people and for the full restoration of peace and security in Nigerian and around the globe. Prayers for the economy, ravaged by the pandemic to fully recover for the benefit of the nation and its people were also offered.

The President will later on in the evening proceed to Makkah for the performance of the Umrah (lesser Hajj).