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PMB to host Nigerien leader, Bazoum, on a state visit
PMB to host Nigerien leader, Bazoum, on a state visit
President Muhammadu Buhari will host his Nigerien counterpart, Mohammed Bazoum, for a State Visit on Thursday, the Presidency said.
The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
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According to the presidential aide, the two leaders are expected to deliberate on how best to tackle challenges of security and strategic stability affecting the sub-region and the globe.
”While President Bazoum’s visit is expected to last for a few hours, the neighboring leader will be received with full military honors, including a 21-Gun Salute.
”The relations between Nigeria and Niger are considered a true model of interstate friendship,” Shehu further maintained.