President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Mali for a peace mission and he was seen wearing a face mask for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus in Nigeria in February 2020.
KanyiDaily had reported that the visit to Mali is the first foreign trip President Buhari will be embarking on since coronavirus was declared a global pandemic.
Buhari and some West African leaders travelled to Bamako, the Malian capital to find a solution to the worsening political crisis in the francophone country.
In the photographs and video shared by his aide, Bashir Ahmad, on Thursday, July 23, 2020, President Buhari was seen wearing a white face mask as he disembarks the presidential jet.
The arrival of President @MBuhari in Bamako. He is in Mali with some ECOWAS leaders led by President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger Republic, as they agreed to meet there to engage in further consultations towards finding a political solution to the crisis in the country. pic.twitter.com/qzblArbaRE
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) July 23, 2020
President @MBuhari arrives Bamako, Mali for Peace Mission by @ecowas_cedeao Heads of Government. pic.twitter.com/vjZy0J3jVo
— Government of Nigeria (@NigeriaGov) July 23, 2020
IN PICTURES; President @MBuhari in Bamako, Republic of Mali on a one-day visit aimed at finding a political solution to the recent crisis in the country. pic.twitter.com/BuT67HA8eQ
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) July 23, 2020
The Nigerian President had refrained from wearing a face mask in Nigeria while in the midst of people despite the grave risk to his health.
KanyiDaily had reported that the people of Mali have been protesting against President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, calling on him to resign after spending two out of his five years second term in office.