His plane touched down at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at about 7pm Monday.
A Sign of the Nigerian leader’s arrival was the presence of a mix of armed soldiers and policemen on the route from the airport to the Presidential Villa.
According to reports,the President’s aircraft landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, at about 7.p.m, where he was received by top government officials including his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris and the Acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu.
Governors Rotimi Akeredolu, Dave Umahi and Abdulaziz Yari were also at the airport to receive the presidential handshake. They were among the fewer than 20 people on the President’s entourage to the UN.
The President, on Sept. 21, left New York at about 8.05a.m for JFK International Airport for his onward journey back home via London, United Kingdom.
While in New York, the president presented Nigeria’s National Statement at the United Nations General Assembly and thereafter had meetings with President Donald Trump of the United States and the King of Jordan, Abdullah II.
President Muhammadu Buhari also met with the President of Ghana, Mr Kuffour Addo and the Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres.
The Special Adviser to the president on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, had told State House correspondents that President Buhari’s appearance in New York was “worth the while” and immensely beneficial to Nigeria particularly Jordan’s donation of 200 armoured vehicles to Nigeria under generous terms.
Source:NAN
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