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Buhari to meet El-Rufai in official visit to Kaduna

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna will receive President Muhammadu Buhari, who visit the state Thursday on a two-day working visit.

• January 19, 2022
Governor Nasir El-Rufai and President Muhammadu Buhari
Governor Nasir El-Rufai and President Muhammadu Buhari

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna will receive President Muhammadu Buhari, who visit the state Thursday on a two-day working visit.

A statement by Mr El-Rufai’s media aide Muyiwa Adekeye indicated that the president would visit Kaduna, Zaria, and Kafanchan to inaugurate road projects and other facilities executed by the state government.

A list of the projects indicated the key projects to include the re-modelled Murtala Muhammed Square, Infectious Disease Hospital, Dangote Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Ltd, all in Kaduna, and the Sabon Gari market in Zaria.

The list also included 19 road projects in Kaduna, Zaria, and Kafanchan, the most prominent being the Kawo flyover with three grand rotaries and access roads.

(NAN)

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