President Buhari Leaves Madinah For Mecca

 President Muhammadu Buhari has left Madinah for Mecca, Saudi Arabia, to continue his eight-day official visit to the Kingdom.

While in Madinah, the president visited historic religious places, including an extensive tour of the city’s International Fair and Museum of the Prophet’s Biography and Islamic Civilisation.

Also, as part of his engagement in the Holy City, Buhari observed the five daily prayers, including Taraweeh, at the Masjid Nabawi before departing for Mecca via Jeddah on Wednesday night.

Buhari, accompanied by some of his aides, is expected to perform the lesser pilgrimage immediately after arriving in Mecca late Wednesday night, NAN reports.