President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday depart Abuja for
Bissau to attend ceremonies celebrating the National Day of the Republic of
Guinea Bissau, September 24.
The President will join the Heads of State and Government of
Senegal, Cote d’ Ivoire, Rwanda, Mauritania, Togo and Liberia to mark the 47th
independence anniversary of Guinea Bissau.
In Bissau, President Buhari will also commission a road
named in his honour by the host government.
According to Femi Adesina, his spokesman, the Nigerian leader and other invited Heads of State will attend an official lunch hosted by President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea Bissau.
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.
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.
The Nigerian troops were only withdrawn on September 10,
2020, after the return of stability to the West African country.
The President will 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.
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