This was confirmed in a statement issued on the 1st of July, 2025, by Ismail Mudashir, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Deputy Senate President.
Barau and Ganduje left Abuja on Monday evening and landed at the Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Madina, by 5:15 a.m. Saudi time. They were joined by dignitaries from Kano and other parts of Nigeria.
Those in their company include Kano APC Chairman, Prince Abdullahi Abbas; Senate Committee Chairman on Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND, Senator Muntari Dandutse; Deputy Minority Leader in the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Ali Madaki; and Hon. Sani Bala.
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