Yousef Bin Mohammed Al-Balawi, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, says the present offered to President Bola Tinubu earlier than departing for the lesser Hajj is a private present.
He stated that it used to be now not offered on behalf of the Crown Prince of Saudi. Mohammed bin Salman, opposite to a couple media document.
That is contained in a remark cited by means of the Information Company of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja.
‘’I want to explain that the present I offered to Mr. President used to be a private present from me, and used to be now not offered on behalf of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
‘’I simply discussed that the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince put on white bishts when attending Friday prayers.’’
The bisht is a standard, flowing males’s outer cloak worn around the Arab international.
Tinubu departed Abuja on Thursday for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to accomplish the lesser Hajj and be offering prayers for Nigeria’s peace, team spirit, steadiness and persevered development.
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday in a remark stated the talk over with would give you the President a chance for religious mirrored image and devotion.
Tinubu, who has arrived Makkah, used to be observed off on the Nnamdi Azikiwe World Airport, Abuja by means of dignitaries together with state governors, executive reputable and the Saudi ambassador.(NAN)
Edited by means of Ismail Abdulaziz