The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, said this in a statement yesterday.
Shehu said Buhari had taken note of the assurance by the government of Saudi Arabia that Thursday’s catastrophe would be investigated.
He said the president urged King Salman to ensure a comprehensive and thorough exercise that would identify any flaws in hajj organisation with a view to avoiding a recurrence of such tragedies during the annual pilgrimage.
Shehu said the president extended sincerest condolences to the families of the over 700 pilgrims who lost their lives in this latest disaster in the holy places which occurred less than two weeks after a crane collapse in Mecca claimed more than a hundred lives.
He added that Buhari commiserated with the Nigerian Guild of Editors and the Nigerian Union of Journalists “on the sad loss of Hajiya Bilkisu, an exemplary, dedicated, knowledgeable, very credible, highly-respected, outstanding editor and columnist who, even in death, will remain a glittering role model for journalists, within and outside Nigeria.”
Source: Dailytrust
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