President buhari celebrates the new prime minister of saudi arabia.

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the newly appointed Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Prince Mohammed Bin Salman.

Buhari welcomed the appointment, which is combined with the position of Defense Minister, the first ever in the history of the Kingdom and prayed to Allah to increase his health and wisdom.

The President in a statement yesterday through his senior special assistant on media and publicity Garba Shehu said the government and the people of Nigeria looked forward to working with Bin Salman to further deepen and expand excellent bilateral relations.

He also expressed confidence that with the dynamic and visionary leadership of the government by the Prime Minister under the guidance of his father, ruler of the Kingdom and Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz, the comprehensive strategic partnership of the two nations would continue to blossom.