BREAKING: Buhari Departs Nigeria To Deliver Lecture In Liberia

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President Muhammadu Buhari is set to travel on Tuesday from Abuja to Monrovia, Liberia to deliver an address bordering on West Africa’s security, free and fair elections, and respect for rule of law.

The President will join other African leaders as Liberia marks a Special Independence anniversary, commemorating 175 years of self-rule; making it the oldest independent post-colonial African State.

This was disclosed by the Presidency in a statement titled ‘The Significance of President Buhari ‘s visit to Liberia’, and was signed late Monday by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu.

President Buhari’s visit to Liberia is coming bearly after two days after the release of viral video footage showing terrorists including an escapee from the July 5 Kuje Prison attack whipping the remaining 43 of over 61 passengers kidnapped from a Kaduna-bound train on March 28.

Shehu, who revealed that Buhari is traveling to Liberia, Tuesday, July 26, said, “the trip signifies the importance attached to the security and wellbeing of Liberia and the rest of West Africa.”

The statement read in parts “President Buhari is the Special Guest of Honour at the celebration and will deliver an address. The trip to Liberia comes at a time when political instability and the return of coups-d’état have upended two to three decades of democratic order in the sub-region.

“Liberia, Sierra-Leone along with Nigeria are going into elections in 2023 and President Buhari is expected to emphasize to them the importance of free, fair, and credible elections.”