In a statement released on Friday in Abuja, Garba Shehu, the president’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, verified this.
He claimed that at 5:15 p.m., the president’s plane landed at Katsina’s Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport, where he was met by the governor, Aminu Masari, and other top state officials.
On arrival in Daura, the president was received by the Emir, Dr Faruk Umar Faruk, members of the Emirate Council and other district heads.
He is expected to return to Abuja July 14.