26 Countries President Buhari Has Visited Since appointed Office

PRESIDENT BUHARI DEPARTS FOR IRAN 1A&B&2. President Muhammadu Buhari departs Abuja for the 3RD Gas Exporting Countries’ Forum (GECF) taking place in Tehran, Iran from Presidential Wings of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Abuja. PHOTO; SUNDAY AGHAEZE. NOV 22 2015.

President Muhammadu Buhari will begin a week-long official visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar on Monday, February 22, for talks with King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and senior officials of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Although Buhari has been criticised by some Nigerians for his many travels since being inaugurated in May 2015, his media assistants and Minister of Information Lai Mohammed have defended his trips saying his foreign trips were yielding fruitful results for the nation’s economy.

Here are the countries the president has visited since he assumed office nine months ago with dates:

1) Niger Republic (May 2015)
2) CHAD (June 2015)
3) Germany (June 2015)
4) South Africa (June 2015)
5) United Kingdom (May 2015)
6) USA (July 2015)
7) Cameroon (July 2015)
8) Benin Republic (August 2015)
9) France (September 2015)
10) Ghana (September 2015)
11) India (October 2015)
12) Sudan (October 2015)
13) Iran (November 2015)
14) France (November 2015)
15) Malta (November 2015)
16) USA (November 2015)
17) South Africa (December 2015)
18) Benin Rep. (December 2015)
19) UAE (January 2016)
20) Kenya (January 2016)
21) Ethiopia (January 2016)
22) France (February 2016)
23) United Kingdom (February 2016)
24) Egypt (February 2016)
25) Saudi Arabia (February 2016)
26) Qatar (February 2016)