A picture showing Umar Bago, governor of Niger state, kneeling to greet President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa, has appeared on social media.
Bago visited Tinubu at the presidential villa on Thursday.
Bago was at the State House ahead of the planned visit of the president to Niger state.
In a post published on X, Abdullbergy Usman Ebbo, special adviser on digital communications to Bago, said Tinubu will be welcomed to Niger on Monday.
Ebbo said the president will launch machinery for large-scale agro-value chain development in the state.
He added that Niger is the “pilot state for the Renewed Hope Agenda on Food Security and Agricultural Mechanization in this administration”.
Niger State will, on Monday, March 11, 2024, welcome the Father of the Nation, His Excellency President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR), to Minna Airport City Special Agro-Processing Free Zone (the first in Nigeria).
Niger is the Pilot state for the Renewed Hope Agenda on Food… https://t.co/Ldho0wjPJ4 pic.twitter.com/ZXd3SWL4PQ
— Abdullberqy Usman Ebbo (@Nupenchi_) March 7, 2024
“As Mr. President prepares to launch the state-of-the-art machinery and cutting-edge technologies for large-scale agro-value chain development in Niger State, Governor Umaru Bago and the people of Niger State are preparing to show their unanimous love and support,” the media aide wrote.