According to a statement issued by Senior Special Assistant to the president on media and publicity, Garba Shehu, in Abuja, the President, who described the natural disaster and its fallout as “very unfortunate, sad and massive,” said the “thoughts and hearts of Nigerians are with the people of Iran at this trying period.”
He prayed that God will console the grieving families and wished the injured speedy recovery.
President Buhari also expressed similar condolences to the government and people of Iraq over human and material losses suffered in the wake of the earthquake on their border with Iran.
It will be recalled that Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, had on Tuesday, November 14, 2017, while declaring open the 6th D-8 Ministerial Meeting on Industrial Cooperation with Member Countries in Abuja, on behalf of President Buhari, expressed condolences to the government and people of Iran on the disaster caused by the earthquake.
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