May 29 handover sacrosanct, says Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has restated his commitment to handing over leadership to an elected president on May 29, 2023.

Buhari said this on Monday in a brief remark to the Minister of National Education, Pre-School and Sports of the Kingdom of Morocco, Mr. Shakib Ben Musa, who visited the State House, Abuja, as Special Envoy of King Mohammed the VI.

The President, in a statement by his media aide, Malam Garba Shehu, said his term in office would end on that day in line with constitution.

He also said his term of office would end with the inauguration of a new president in May 2023.

President Buhari, who said he would study the message sent and respond accordingly, gave assurances at the same time that he would continue to cherish and strengthen the very warm and cordial relations between the two countries.

The Special Envoy, who was accompanied by Mr. Moha Ou Ali Tagma, the resident representative of the Kingdom in Nigeria,
restated to the President the friendship and solidarity of the King, the government and people of Morocco with Nigeria.