A statement by the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, yesterday, said invitation was extended to  Buhari by German Chancellor Angela Merkel after he won the presidential election.

           “The invitation is a clear indication of the international.
              community’s willingness to cooperate with the new.       
              government of Nigeria, he said 
So the President will leave Abuja today to attend the G7 Summit, scheduled to take place in Bavaria, Germany.