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Buhari Leaves For Guinea Bissau

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BEVERLY HILLS, September 24, (THEWILL) – President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday depart Abuja for Bissau to attend events commemorating Guinea Bissau’s National Day.

In a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said the president would join the presidents of Senegal, Cote d’ Ivoire, Rwanda, Mauritania, Togo and Liberia to mark the 47th independence anniversary of Guinea Bissau.

He said while in Bissau, Buhari will commission a road named in his honour by the host government adding that the president and other invited leaders will also attend an official lunch to be hosted by President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea Bissau.

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According to Adesina, President Buhari and other invited Heads of State would attend an official lunch hosted by President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea Bissau.

The statement said the President would be accompanied by top government officials, including the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, the Minister of Defence, Major-General Bashir Salihi Magashi (Rtd), the National Security Adviser, Major-General Babagana Monguno (Rtd) and the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.

President Buhari will return to Abuja at the end of the ceremonies on Thursday.

Nigeria and Guinea Bissau established diplomatic relations in 1974. Following a military coup in that country, Nigeria in 2012 deployed troops under the auspices of ECOWAS Mission in Guinea Bissau (ECOMIB) to maintain peace. The Nigerian troops were only withdrawn on September 10, 2020 after the return of stability to the West African country.

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President Buhari had in response to a request for assistance by the Government of Guinea Bissau, during its last legislative elections, donated $500,000 dollars, 17 vehicles and 350 electoral kits to support the country’s electoral process.

In May this year, the President received President Embalo in Abuja, during which the Nigerian leader congratulated his counterpart on his confirmation as President, assuring him of Nigeria’s support to the new government in Guinea Bissau.

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