The Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has on Monday declared his open intentions to make sure that he attends the investiture ceremony which would be in honour of Mahamat Idriss Deby in Chad.
Deby, who will also be succeeding his late father, will be sworn in as President of the Transitional Team for two year and the inauguration will be held at the capital, N’Djamena.
Buhari’s spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said the event will “further accentuate negotiations on a peaceful return to democratic process”.
The Nigerian leader has also declared his intentions to come back to the country after the ceremony.
Former President Deby had also died of gunshot injuries in April 2021 after he was hit while fighting rebels in the north and the ex-military officer had just won a sixth term after the provisional election results were declared.
In another report, the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has asserted that Nigeria has strategic mineral resources in its seabed, which will be exploited through the adequate deployment of technology.
The President spoke on Africa Today News, New York at State House, Abuja, while playing host to Secretary General of the International Seabed Authority, Mr. Michael Lodge, who was attending a workshop on Africa Deep Sea Resources in Abuja.
According to him, resources would be deployed, and studies are done, believing it would be worth the while.
The President also used the forum to applaud the Nigerian Navy for its role in protecting the country’s maritime domain, while calling on it to ‘continue to guard us jealously.’
Earlier in his speech, Mr. Lodge thanked Nigeria for hosting the international workshop and lauded the country for the leadership it provides on the African continent.