President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday in Abuja stepped out to join hundreds of Muslim faithful to perform the Juma’at prayer at the Aso Rock Mosque.
Buhari was joined for the two-rakat prayers by top government officials including the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Muhammed Bello; and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami.
The President, who was in white traditional attire with a cap to match, came into the mosque at about 1.23p.m.ho was in white traditional attire with a cap to match.
This is coming weeks after he had not been sighted in public.
His appearance at the mosque is expected to douse tense about his whereabouts as he has not been seen in public for some time now.
The President, who came out of the mosque after the prayer, asked for the whereabouts of his Personnel Assistant on Photography, Mr Bayo Omoboriowo.
President Buhari had initially planned to receive President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic today before the visit was rescheduled at the instance of President Issoufou who has another domestic engagement.
Presidential spokesman Femi Adesina in a statement on Thursday night said all arrangements had been concluded for President Buhari to receive his Nigerien counterpart and his delegation at the forecourt of the Presidential Villa.
He said the President was to attend the Juma’at prayers together as well as lunch, before the last-minute postponement.
“A new date for the visit will be announced in due course,’’ Adesina said.
