Seven years after narrowly escaping being bombed near the Kawo bridge, while travelling to Katsina State in July 2014, President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday relived the incident.
Buhari who was at the newly constructed Kawo bridge executed by the El-Rufai administration, said ” there was an attempt to bomb me here…there was a market nearby .”
As part of the visit to Kaduna, President Buhari commissioned the ultra modern sports and shopping complex at Murtala Square Kaduna where he reiterated the likelihood of his staying in Kaduna after leaving office.
Speaking while commissioning the project,the president commended the foresight and developmental strides of the El-Rufai administration, pointing out that Kaduna would be difficult for a long time visitor to recognise.
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Earlier, President Buhari who arrived in Kaduna the previous day, was in Kafanchan, Southern Kaduna were he appreciated the numerous projects he commissioned and thanked the governor for building good roads and other infrastructural projects in rural parts of the state.
Buhari and his entourage led by Governor Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, were expected to be in Zaria in continuation of the projects commissioning .
The president’s visit to Kaduna, his state of residence since retirement from the military, is expected to end on Friday.
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