- Bukola Saraki has left the country along with other Muslim faithfuls for the Hajj
- He also said he would spend the pilgrimage praying for President Buhari's health
- The Nigerian first lady Aisha Buhari has also engaged on a similar journey
Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki, the Senate President, on Monday, August 28, night flew out of Abuja to Saudi Arabia.
He will join the other Muslim faithfuls gathered in the holy land for this year's Hajj.
Yusuph Olaniyonu his special adviser on media and publicity, said Saraki will spend the period of the pilgrimage to pray for the unity, stability and development of Nigeria as well as better health for the leader of the country, President Muhammadu Buhari.
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He will also spend the period of the holy pilgrimage to pray for more success for the Eighth National Assembly in the execution of its Legislative Agenda which is aimed at helping to improve the standard of living of the citizenry and positively transform the national economy.
He is expected back early September when the Hajj rites would have been completed by pilgrims.
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NAIJ.com earlier reported that Nigeria's first lady, Aisha Buhari on Tuesday, August 29, left Nigeria to Mecca, Saudi Arabia to perform the 2017 Hajj.
The personal assistant to the first lady, Zaynab Ikaz-Kassim, in a tweet said Mrs Buhari left Abuja on Tuesday afternoon to join millions of Muslims to perform this year's Hajj.
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