Lt. Gen. Mahamat Idris Deby Itno, the President, Transitional Military Council of the Republic of Chad has been received by President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja.
Lt. Gen. Mahamat Idris Deby Itno, who is the son of the late Chadian President, Idriss Déby, is acting as the de facto interim President of Chad. He was received by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday 14th May 2021.
Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno was named as the new leader of Chad, after his father Idriss Déby was killed during a battle with rebel forces.
Mahamat is in charge of a 15-member Transitional Military Council (CMT) that will be in power for the next 18 months.
He has a reputation for discretion and shunning the limelight, unlike some of his half-brothers. However, he is a battle-hardened soldier like his father.
Mahamat, 37, is the same age as the late Déby was when he took power through a military coup in 1990.
As at the time of this report, details of his meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari was yet to be made available to the press, and more report on this will come up later.