* Says: My Kaduna house better, but too close to Abuja
President Muhammadu Buhari has said he would retire to his country home in Daura, Katsina State, at the end of his tenure as president in 2023.
Buhari made this known when some governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC), legislators and political leaders paid him Sallah homage in Daura on Monday.
Buhari, who said he has a better house in Kaduna State, however expressed regret that it is too close to Abuja, the Federal capital territory (FCT).
“In ten to eleven months’ time, I will come here. I have a better house in Kaduna, but it is too close to Abuja,’’ he said.
The President told his guests that he had not been to his house in Daura for close to a year due to the demands of office.
“The observation that I abandoned my base was made by the Emir of Daura, Dr Faruk Umar Faruk, at the eid prayer ground.
“He held the microphone and told everyone that the last time I was in Daura was during the Eid-el-Kabir of 2021,” he added.
The President explained that the schedule of work was much, saying he recently had to sympathise with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyema, who had to be away most of the time from his family.