During his visit to President Bola Tinubu on Saturday at his home in Ikoyi, Lagos, Guinea Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló expressed his support, according to Dele Alake, the president’s special adviser for special duties, communications, and strategy.
According to a statement by the State House Director on Information, Abiodun Oladunjoye, Alake who addressed State House Correspondents moments after the two leaders met in the privacy of Tinubu’s residence stated that the visit allowed Embaló, who is the Chairman of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, to strengthen the fraternal relations between the two countries.
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Even though it was a private visit, the president’s adviser told reporters that President Embaló used the occasion to convey his support for and willingness to work with Nigeria under the leadership of President Tinubu.
In the first instance, “He came to pay his solidarity and bond with a brother African Head of State, and in particular as a brother Head of State in West Africa,” Alake said.
“President Embaló commended the laudable policy initiatives of President Tinubu in the last one month and added that everyone in the international community has been commending the giant strides of the Nigerian leader.”
