President Muhammadu Buhari has named a road in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, after Mahamadou Issoufou, the outgoing President of Niger Republic.
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The gesture by Buhari comes barely a day after he received the highest national award of Niger Republic, Grand Croix Des Ordre National Du Niger.
Issoufou recently won the prestigious 2020 Mo Ibrahim prize for Achievement in African Leadership.
At the ceremony, which held in Abuja on Wednesday, Buhari, who was represented by the FCT minister, Mohammed Bello, commended Issoufou’s contribution to peace-building in Africa.
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“Earlier today, the first phase of the on-going Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) in Abuja was named the ‘Mahamadou Issoufou Expressway’ in honour of the President of the Republic of Niger, Mahamadou Issoufou,” the minister said.
“The road was named after the Nigerien President by President @MBuhari as a mark of deep appreciation for the maintenance of brotherly relationship between Nigeria & the Rep. of Niger & in recognition of the Nigerien President’s significant role in the promotion of peace in Africa.”
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The Niger Republic president has led the Nigerien Party for Democracy and Socialism (PNDS-Tarayya), a social democratic party, from its foundation in 1990, until his election as president in 2011.
