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Lesser Hajj: Buhari departs Abuja for Saudi Arabia
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday departed Abuja for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah.
His trip to the Holy Land followed the invitation by King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, the king of Saudi Arabia and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques.
NAN reports that the presidential aircraft conveying the president and members of his entourage took-off from the Presidential wing of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport around 11.00 a.m.
Top government functionaries at the airport to bid the president farewell included his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello; acting Inspector General of Police, Muhammed Adamu, among others.
A statement earlier issued by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday confirmed that President Buhari would perform the Umrah (lesser pilgrimage) while in the Kingdom.
President Buhari last performed the Umrah in Saudi Arabia in February 2016.
Umrah is an optional but recommended pilgrimage to Makkah that can be made at any time of the year.
NAN
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