President Muhammadu Buhari has returned to Nigeria after a three-day official visit to The Hague, Netherlands, where he delivered a Keynote Address at the 20th Anniversary of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
The President arrived Abuja on Wednesday, his special assistant on social media, Bashir Ahmad, tweeted.
President @MBuhari has just returned to Abuja after a 3-day visit to The Hague, Netherlands where he delivered a Keynote Address at the 20th Anniversary of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) July 18, 2018
Welcome back Mr. President #Abuja pic.twitter.com/hhlrrj99C6
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) July 18, 2018
While addressing the ICC on Tuesday, Buhari assured the international community of a free, fair and peaceful 2019 general elections in Nigeria.
He maintained that under his watch, the tragic incidents that characterised the 2011 general elections, necessitating preliminary investigations by the ICC would not happen again in Nigeria.
He also met with Shell CEO, where discussions focused on investments in deep water and gas projects in Nigeria and toured the Port of Rotterdam and the Shell Refinery Pernis, Hoogvliet, a borough of Rotterdam, Netherlands.
The President had on July 17 met with Prime Minister Mark Rutte of the Netherlands and the two leaders restated their commitment to growing trade partnership between Nigeria and the Netherlands.
In the course of the three-day official visit, the President also met with members of Nigerians in Diaspora Organization (NIDO), the Netherlands Chapter.
He lauded them for their professional and intellectual achievements and contributions to the development of their motherland.
Meanwhile, Buhari has condoled with the family and friends of former Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Aloysius Katsina-Alu, who passed away on Wednesday.
Buhari’s condolence message was contained in a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja on Wednesday.
He joined the government and people of Benue, the Nigerian Bar Association and the National Judicial Council in mourning the erudite jurist.
The President noted that the deceased contributed immensely to the structuring of Nigeria’s jurisprudence.
He affirmed that Justice Katsina-Alu’s knowledge, experience and diligence impacted greatly on governance in Nigeria as he featured prominently in landmark cases.
Buhari prayed that God would grant the soul of the departed a good rest and comfort his family.
