Close Menu
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Interviews
  • Events
  • Fashion
  • Article
  • Lifestyle
  • Movies & TV
  • Music
What's Hot

Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares Friday and Monday as Public Holidays

90-year-old man, wife hacked to death at home in Enugu

Senator Natasha Akpoti to appear in court Tuesday

Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Interviews
  • Events
  • Fashion
  • Article
  • Lifestyle
  • Movies & TV
  • Music
Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Pinterest
DAILY BLAST
Contact
HOT TOPICS
  • Home
  • Politics
  • Entertainment
  • News
  • Interviews
  • Events
  • Fashion
  • Article
  • Lifestyle
  • Movies & TV
  • Music
DAILY BLAST
You are at:Home»Breaking News»Buhari snubs calls to visit North, jets out to Turkey with wife, seven ministers
Breaking News

Buhari snubs calls to visit North, jets out to Turkey with wife, seven ministers

DailyblastBy DailyblastDecember 17, 2021003 Mins Read
Share WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email Telegram Copy Link
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email WhatsApp Copy Link

President Muhammadu Buhari has snubbed calls to visit northern Nigeria amid the rising insecurity in the region. Rather, the President on Thursday travelled with his wife, Aisha, and seven ministers to Istanbul to attend the third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit.

Buhari had come under attack in recent times due to the rising insecurity in the region with youths campaigning with the #SecureNorth and #NorthisBleeding.

Related posts:

  1. Atiku condemns blackout in entire North-East, North-West states, calls for electricity decentralisation
  2. Tinubu swears in seven new ministers
  3. You raped me severally as a seven year old – Lady calls out her clergy father
  4. Buhari to attend Turkey-Africa partnership summit in Istanbul amidst Omicron Covid-19 variant

As of Thursday evening, over 32,000 people had signed a petition on Change.Org, calling on the President to declare a state of emergency in parts of Kaduna, Zamfara, Sokoto and Katsina due to the insecurity even as the President had refused to visit victims.

During  protests on Wednesday, the demonstrators said the President should personally visit communities attacked bandits rather than sending delegates there.

Some northern groups faulted the President’s decision to visit Lagos for the book launch of All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bisi Akande, barely two days after a bus load of passengers were burnt alive by bandits in Sokoto State.

Defending the President on Monday, the Minister of Police Affairs, Maigari Dingyadi, said it was impossible for the President to pay condolence visits to victims, adding that sending a delegation was proper.

“These attacks are happening almost on a daily basis and it is not possible for the president to visit all the places for condolences. And if you send a delegation, it is as if you were there, is all the same,” he said.

However, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, said in a statement on Thursday that the President had travelled to Turkey for a summit, themed, ‘Enhanced Partnership for Common Development and Prosperity,’ which will be hosted by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the Republic of Turkey.

According to the organisers, the summit will review the cooperation between African countries and Turkey since the last summit in 2014.

Shehu said, “The third Turkey-Africa Partnership Summit is coming on the heels of President Erdogan’s recent State Visit to Nigeria during which several agreements in the fields of energy, defence industry, mining and hydrocarbons were signed to expand existing bilateral ties.

“The Turkish leader had, during the visit to Nigeria, affirmed his commitment to immediately expand the volume of trade between the two countries to $5bn and the Nigerian delegation will seize the opportunity of the gathering in Istanbul to enhance cooperation with other partners for more trade and investment opportunities in the country.

Shehu added that Buhari would be accompanied on the trip by his wife, Aisha Buhari; the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Defence, Bashir Magashi; FCT, Mohammed Bello; Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire; Agriculture, Mohammed Abubakar; Industry, Trade and Investment, Adeniyi Adebayo; the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Abubakar.

The President is expected back in Abuja on Sunday, December 19.

Istanbul will be the 9th city the President has visited in the past 13 weeks. Within this period, he has visited Dubai, Durban, Paris, Scotland, New York, Riyadh and Mecca.

Post Views: 156
Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email Telegram WhatsApp Copy Link
Previous ArticleBisi Akande’s book is malicious, offensive to Yoruba elders – Bode George
Next Article (Video) Passengers fight pilot on Arik local flight over delay
Dailyblast

Related Posts

Parent hires thugs to assault vice principal for preventing cheating in WAEC exam

June 2, 2025

Two suspects arrested in Kano State over possession of fake $899, 800

June 1, 2025

Oluwatobi Oyinlola sets world record with development of world’s smallest GPS tracker prototype at Massachusetts Institute

May 30, 2025
Add A Comment

Comments are closed.

Recent Posts
  • Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares Friday and Monday as Public Holidays June 2, 2025
  • 90-year-old man, wife hacked to death at home in Enugu June 2, 2025
  • Senator Natasha Akpoti to appear in court Tuesday June 2, 2025
  • Saudi Arabia turns back over 269,000 unauthorised pilgrims from Mecca June 2, 2025
  • FG cautions car dealer over viral video ridiculing civil servants’ capacity to buy luxury cars June 2, 2025
Top Posts

(Video) female prison officer filmed having sex with inmate in London prison

June 29, 20241,237 Views

UNN suspends lecturer for allegedly impregnating four students

February 17, 20253,090 Views

(Photos) Blood bath in Ihiala as gunmen kill billionaire businessman, seven others while preparing for mother’s burial

January 2, 2025610 Views
Latest Reviews
Most Popular

(Video) female prison officer filmed having sex with inmate in London prison

June 29, 20241,237 Views

UNN suspends lecturer for allegedly impregnating four students

February 17, 20253,090 Views

(Photos) Blood bath in Ihiala as gunmen kill billionaire businessman, seven others while preparing for mother’s burial

January 2, 2025610 Views
Our Picks

Eid-el-Kabir: FG Declares Friday and Monday as Public Holidays

90-year-old man, wife hacked to death at home in Enugu

Senator Natasha Akpoti to appear in court Tuesday

© 2025
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.