President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday 12th September, 2017 embarked on a brief visit to his Nigerian counterpart - President Muhammadu Buhari.
The visit follows President Buhari’s return to Nigeria after an over three (3) months medical leave that got the entire country’s populace asking only one question: “where is our President?â€
In a press briefing held after the two emerged from the courtesy meeting, President Akufo-Addo said: “all of us have been very anxious about his (President Buhari) well-being, and it was very good news to hear that he had returned. We are Africans, and it meant that I had to come and see things for myselfâ€.
President Akufo - Addo added that he is very delighted to see that President Buhari is back and is “very vigorous, and, as always, very engaged in the issues of the day. We had a good half an hour together; reviewing matters, both in Ghana and Nigeria, as well as matters to do with what is going on in the ECOWAS communityâ€.
In a quick exchange of views with the media, both leaders reaffirmed their commitment towards strengthening the bond of friendship that exist between Nigeria and Ghana in the course of their respective administrations.
Other events during the visit included the conferment of an honorary citizenship of Abuja by Muhammad Musa Bello, the Minister of the Federal Capital of Abuja on President Akufo-Addo, on his arrival.
The Ghanaian President was accompanied by the Minister for National Security, Mr. Albert Kan Dapaah; Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Charles Owiredu; National Security Adviser, Gen. Emmanuel Otchere; as well as other officials of the Presidency.
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