President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that he is eager to hand over power to President-elect Bola Tinubu following the conduct of the 2023 general elections.

The Nigerian president made the remarks during a farewell meeting with outgoing US Ambassador Mary Beth Leonard at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Tuesday.

President Buhari stated that he cannot wait to retire to his hometown of Daura, Katsina State, to look after his farms and cattle, and that he intends to be a large landlord there.

“I plan to be a big landlord back at home, working on my farms and tending to more than 300 animals. I am eager to go,” he said.

Buhari lauded the outgoing ambassador for the enormous achievements recorded in Nigeria-US relations in the three-and-half years she had been here.

In her remarks, the American ambassador said she was impressed with the progress made in Nigeria-US relations in those three–and–a half years.

She cited the recent institution of a five-year visa regime between the two countries; active collaboration in security and the supply of military hardware including warplanes and the soon-to-come fighter helicopters; and also cooperation in the health sector to fight HIV and COVID response as some of her achievements in office.