President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will depart Abuja on Thursday for N’Djamena, the capital of Chad.
The purpose of the trip according to a release by the presidential spokesperson Ajuri Ngelale, is to attend the inauguration of President Mahamat Déby.
Mahamat Déby’s was declared winner of Chad’s presidential election earlier this month, with subsequent affirmation by the Constitutional Court of Chad.
On May 16, the Constitutional Council confirmed Déby as president with 61% of the vote, significantly outpacing his rivals Succès Masra and Albert Pahimi Padacké.