July 20, 2015

Photos: Buhari arrives United States

Hamilton Nwosa

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President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived the Joint Base Andrews International Airport, Washington DC, ahead of Monday’s meeting with US President, Barack Obama.

See the President’s arrival in pictures ; from the airport reception in his honour, to his official residence, the Blair House.

President Buhari at the Joint Base Andrews Airport in Washington, DC.