Nigerien President Visits Buhari

The President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, on Thurdday received the President of Niger Republic, Mahamadou Issoufou who paid him a solidarity and congratulatory visit.
In a statement by Mallam Garba Shehu, director of media and publicity of the media team of the President-elect, the Niger leader said he brought the felicitations and good wishes of the people of his country to the President-elect, as well as the outgoing Nigerian leader, President Goodluck Jonathan for the free and fair election that brought a peaceful change of leadership. The Niger leader said that the free and peaceful elections in Nigeria would impact positively on the development of democracy in Africa.

In his response, the President-elect thanked the Nigerien leader for his interest and good wishes for Nigeria, adding that Niger had always been a good neighbour to Nigeria.
Muhammadu Buhari went down memory lane saying, Nigeria, Niger, Cameroun, Benin Republic and Chad had a lot in common in terms of overlapping ethnic groups, language and culture.

He said that the two countries ,as well as all other neighbours, would continue to cooperate for common good, even as he wished President Issoufou and the people of Niger well.