“This testifies, beyond our personal relations, to the excellent relations that exist between #Nigeria and #Niger…”
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has named a road in the country’s federal capital territory (FCT) after his counterpart from the Niger Republic, President Issoufou Mahamadou.
The FCT minister, Mohammed Bello, at a ceremony in Abuja on Tuesday, said the expressway was named after the Nigerien president for his “significant role in the promotion of peace in Africa”.
“Earlier today, the first phase of the on-going Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) in Abuja was named the ‘Mahamadou Issoufou Expressway’ in honour of the President of the Republic of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou,” the minister said.
“The road was named after the Nigerien President by President @MBuhari as a mark of deep appreciation for the maintenance of brotherly relationship between Nigeria & the Rep. of Niger & in recognition of the Nigerien President’s significant role in the promotion of peace in Africa.”
Responding in a tweet, Nigerien President Mahamadou said the gesture shows that his relationship with President Buhari and that of both countries is “excellent”.
“My brother and friend, @MBuhari, did me the honor to call an Abuja expressway ‘Mahamadou Issoufou expressway’,” he said in a tweet post.
“This testifies, beyond our personal relations, to the excellent relations that exist between #Nigeria and #Niger. His caring touches me. I thank him very much,” he added
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