Tinubu Receives Counterparts From Niger, Benin, Guinea-Bissau

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President Bola Tinubu is currently hosting presidents of three West African countries at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

Tinubu received Patrice Talon of Benin, Mohamed Bazoum of Niger, and Umaro Sissoco Embaló of Guinea Bissau at the forecourt of the presidential villa.

Though the agenda of the meeting is unknown as at the time of filing this report, sources say it may not be unconnected to issues bordering on security and economy of the ECOWAS sub-region.

President Tinubu was recently named chairman of the ECOWAS authority of heads of State and Government.

The Nigerian Leader returned to Abuja on Monday from Nairobi, Kenya where he participated in 5th Mid-Year coordination meeting of Africa Union.

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