Yousef Bin Mohammed Al-Balawi, Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Nigeria, says the present introduced to President Bola Tinubu earlier than departing for the lesser Hajj is a private present.
He mentioned that it was not introduced on behalf of the Crown Prince of Saudi. Mohammed bin Salman, opposite to some media report.
This is contained in a press release cited by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Abuja.
‘’I wish to make clear that the present I introduced to Mr. President was a private present from me, and was not introduced on behalf of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
‘’I merely talked about 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 conventional, flowing males’s outer cloak worn throughout the Arab world.
Tinubu departed Abuja on Thursday for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to carry out the lesser Hajj and provide prayers for Nigeria’s peace, unity, stability and continued progress.
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday in a press release mentioned the go to would offer the President a chance for religious reflection and devotion.
Tinubu, who has arrived Makkah, was seen off on the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja by dignitaries together with state governors, authorities official and the Saudi ambassador.(NAN)
Edited by Ismail Abdulaziz
