President Muhammadu Buhari will undertake a State Visit to South Africa in October 2019 to reinforce the strong bonds between the two countries and jointly develop responses to challenges affecting people and businesses in South Africa and Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement by Khusela Diko, spokesperson to the President, Cyril Ramaphosa.
It confirmed that following the xenophobic attacks in the country, Ramaphosa held discussions on Friday with Ambassador Ahmed Rufai Abubakar, Buhari’s special envoy.
Abubakar’s visit was sequel to a recent meeting between Presidents Ramaphosa and Buhari in Yokohama, Japan, on the sidelines of the Summit of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development.
Abubakar conveyed President Buhari’s concern at recent events in South Africa, in the context of the strong and cordial relations that characterize the interaction between the two countries.