Ebun Francis || President Muhammadu Buhari has cancelled his scheduled official trip to Niger Republic, according to a statement from Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu.
The president was billed to attend the 59th proclamation of Republic of Niger ceremony in Tahoua, Niger.
But Shehu in a statement on Monday said the president would no longer be embarking on the trip.
The statement read, “President Buhari felt satisfied that he had had useful discussions with his friend and brother, President Mahamadou Issoufou, in the course of the weekend meeting in Abuja, of the Economic Community of West African States. ”
“After a phone call last (Sunday) night, between the leaders, President Buhari decided to send a delegation made up of the three governors of Katsina, Yobe and Borno states along with the minister of state, foreign affairs to represent him.”