The Minister of Special Envoy of President Muhammadu Buhari to the Republic of Türkiye, Malam Muhammad Musa Bello, delivered the President’s condolence message following the 6th February earthquake that hit the country.
The Special Envoy also handed over Mr. President’s Letter of Condolence as well as a Central Bank of Nigeria Promissory Note of USD $1,000,000.00 (one million United States dollars), for onward transmission to President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The donation was received by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, Ambassador Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the capital, Ankara
The Türkiye Minister of Foreign Affairs thanked President Muhammadu Buhari, the Government, and the people of Nigeria for their show of solidarity, and financial as well as material support to the Republic of Türkiye in her trying times.
He noted that the First Lady of Nigeria, Hajiya Aisha Muhammadu Buhari, had earlier donated ten Thousand (10,000) blankets on behalf of the African First Ladies Forum to the ongoing Humanitarian efforts in the country.
